Mevlânâ Mehmed Neşri(born c. 1450 – died circa 1520), also commonly referred to asNeshri(Ottoman Turkish:نشري), was anOttomanhistorian, a prominent representative of early Ottoman historiography.[1]
Neşri Hüseyn ibn Eyne Beg | |
|---|---|
| Title | Neshri |
| Personal | |
| Died | 1520? |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Ottoman Empire |
| Main interest(s) | Ottoman history |
| Notable work(s) | "Cihan-Nümâ" (Cosmorama) |
Very little is known about Neşri, which suggests that he was not a major literary figure during his lifetime.[1]Contemporary sources refer to him with the modest title ofmuderris(teacher), which further suggested that he did not hold a high office.[1]He witnessed the death ofMehmed IIin 1481 and theJanissaryriots that followed it. He is known as the author of the universal historyCosmoramaorCihan-Nümâ.Only the sixth and final parts of this work are preserved today. He probably completed it between 1487 and February 1493.[2]
According to the historianPaul Wittek,Neşri based his work on the early Ottoman historian work ofAşıkpaşazade,a chronological list of the mid-15th century and an anonymous chronicle of the late 15th century, amalgamating the three primary historiographical traditions which were then popular. His text became a principal source for many later historians, both Ottoman and European.[3]
References
edit- ^abcIsom-Verhaaren & Schull 2016,p. 66.
- ^Woodhead 1995,p. 7.
- ^Woodhead 1995,pp. 7–8.
Sources
edit- Isom-Verhaaren, Christine; Schull, Kent F. (2016).Living in the Ottoman Realm: Empire and Identity, 13th to 20th Centuries.Indiana University Press. p. 66.ISBN978-0253019486.
- Kitab-i Cihan-Nümâ,sometimes referred to asDjihan-Nümâ,partially edited and translated inJournal of the German Oriental Society.13. Volume 1859
- NEŞRÎ - Osmanlı tarihçisi(in Turkish)
Published in the 33rd Volume ofTDV İslâm Ansiklopedisiin 2007, pp.20—22, Istanbul. - Woodhead, Christine (1995). "Neshri". In Bosworth, C. E. (ed.).The Encyclopaedia of Islam.Vol. 8: NED-SAM. Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill. pp. 7–8.ISBN90-04-09834-8.