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
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
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
Shelfmark
MS. Marsh 409
Place of origin
Baghdad
Date
November 1592
late Muḥarrem 1592
Language
Ottoman Turkish (1500-1928)
Contents
Form
codex
Physical extent
ff. 265
Hands
Script: clear Nastaʻliq. Scribe(s) unknown; parts of ff. 175-176 are written in a different hand than the rest of the manuscript.
Acquisition
The Marsh bequest entered the Bodleian Library in 1714.
Provenance
The Library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh, d. 1713.
Subject
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
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