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Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar · İKİNCİ BÂB · BİRİNCİ FASIL

İbrâhim Efendi — Kadızâde

Encyclopedia · History of Amasya, Volume 6, p. 40 • Edited by: Doç. Dr. Recep Orhan ÖZEL - Doç. Dr. Metin HAKVERDİOĞLU

Original Text (Ottoman Turkish)

Amasyalıdır. Kudâtdan Mehmed Efendi’nin mahdûmu olup müderris, nâib, kasabâta kadı oldu. 1067 sâline doğru vefât etdi. Ebuloğlu İbrâhim Ağa bin Ebu’l-kâsım Efendi de yeniçeri, Amasya serdârı, serdengeçtiler ağası, kır serdârı olup 1068’de vefât etdi. Hatîb Kâsımzâdelerdendir. Diğer Kuloğlu İbrâhim Ağa ibn-i Halîl Ağa da sipâhî, Amasya kethüdâyeri, Merzifon voyvodası, Gümüş ma’deni emîni oldu. Bu târîhden sonra vefât etdi.

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In Modern English

He was from Amasya. He was the son of Mehmed Efendi, one of the judges; he became a madrasa professor, a deputy judge (naib) and a judge in towns. He died around 1067 [1656-57]. Ebuloğlu İbrâhim Agha son of Ebu'l-kâsım Efendi was also a Janissary, serdar of Amasya, agha of the serdengeçtis and serdar of the countryside (kır serdarı), and died in 1068 [1657-58]. He belonged to the Hatîb Kâsımzâdes. The other, Kuloğlu İbrâhim Agha son of Halîl Agha, was also a sipahi, kethüdayeri of Amasya, voivode of Merzifon and steward of the silver mine. He died after this date.

Notes and Research

Old Words in the Text

  • kudât: judges
  • nâib: deputy of a judge
  • serdâr: commander of the Janissaries in a place
  • serdengeçdiler ağası: head of the volunteer soldiers who go to battle risking their lives
  • kır serdârı: commander responsible for the security of the roads between cities
  • kethüdâyeri: steward of the sipahis, official who looks after their affairs
  • voyvoda: official who looks after the financial and administrative affairs of a place
  • ma'den emîni: official responsible for the operation of a mine

The Janissary Serdarship and the Serdengeçtis

Serdengeçti is a term used for the units that fought at the very front in battles. This name, first given to volunteers among the raiders (akıncı), was later also given to Janissaries who plunged into enemy lines or entered besieged fortresses. Those who commanded the serdengeçtis, or those who came out of a fight alive, were called "serdengeçti agha"; the sources state that the pay of these soldiers was raised and that they gained the right to wear a special headdress adorned with valuable feathers. The kır serdarı is the person charged with ensuring the safety of the roads between cities. Ebuloğlu İbrâhim Agha's path from the serdarship of Amasya to the aghaship of the serdengeçtis, and from there to the kır serdarship, shows an Amasya career rising through the Janissary command ranks in the provinces.

Kuloğlu İbrâhim Agha

Kuloğlu İbrâhim Agha son of Halîl Agha, named at the end of the entry, is the person referred to in entry 109 as "İbrâhim Agha son of Halîl Agha of Amasya"; the same offices of sipahi, steward of the silver mine and voivode of Merzifon are listed there too. Whereas here it says "He died after this date," in entry 109 the date of death is given as close to the year 1041. The two dates do not agree; which is correct cannot be understood from the text. It is also possible that this person is the same as Halîl Beyzâde İbrâhim Agha in the Kuloğulları family in entry 103, but this is a conjecture. No information was found in other sources about Kadızâde Mehmed Efendi.

Bibliography

Primary sources

  • Abdîzâde Hüseyin Hüsâmeddîn Yasar, Amasya Tarihi, Amasya Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları, 2022, vol. 6, p. 40–40. amasya.bel.tr

Academic studies

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