Sadeddin, Hoca, 1536-1599

Copy of Ḫvāce Mollā Saʻdeddīn Muḥammed Efendi bin Ḥasancān's history of the Ottoman dynasty from its origin to the reign of Sulṭān Selīm I, compiled during the reign of Selīm II and dedicated to Murād III. — Multiple dates; Istanbul MS. Sale 66

Partial copy of Ḫvāce Mollā Saʻdeddīn Muḥammed Efendi bin Ḥasancān's history of the Ottoman dynasty from its origin to the reign of Sulṭān Selīm I, compiled during the reign of Selīm II and dedicated to Murād III. Ends with the account of Meḥmed/Muḥammed II and leaves out the section on the reign of Selīm II and the lives of famous scholars. Folio is split into two halves, which are out of order; the first on ff. 164-337and the last on ff. 1-161. MS. Rawlinson Or. 32

Two separate parts of Ḫvāce Mollā Saʻdeddīn Muḥammed Efendi bin Ḥasancān's history of the Ottoman dynasty from its origin to the reign of Sulṭān Selīm I, compiled during the reign of Selīm II and dedicated to Murād III. The first ( ff. 1b-369b) ends with the account of Meḥmed/Muḥammed II and leaves out the section on the lives of famous scholars. It is given the lengthy descriptive title ابتداءِ ظهور ال عثوان ابقاهم الله الی اخرا الدوران لسنه سته وثمانین وسته مائه وابتداءِ فتح قلعه فوالجه وحصار اینه کول لسنه سبع وثمانین وسته مائه حرر فی اواخر سنه اثنین وتسعین والف اکان ابقاهم الله تعالی الی اخرا الزمان اربعه ماٸه وسته سنه الی هنا ایدهم الله تعالی وسصرهم الی الانقراضِ الازمان on f. 1a. The second (ff. ff. 370b-521b ) begins with the reign of Bāyezīd II but stops with the ascension to the throne of Selīm II, yet does include scholarly biographies. It is titled simply قتعة من تاریخ خواجهon f. 370a. — Multiple dates MS. Caps. Or. A. 7

Partial copy of Ḫvāce Mollā Saʻdeddīn Muḥammed Efendi bin Ḥasancān's history of the Ottoman dynasty from its origin to the reign of Sulṭān Selīm I, compiled during the reign of Selīm II and dedicated to Murād III. May represent an earlier draft of this work than usually found. Ends with the death of Meḥmed/Muḥammed II. — Multiple dates; Baghdad MS. Marsh 409