Mir’āt al-Mulūk
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Summary View
- Country
- Turkey
- City
- Istanbul
- Institution
- Süleymaniye Yasma Eseler Kütüphanesi
- Collection
- Aşir Efendi
- Shelfmark
- no. 319
Contents
- Mir’āt al-Mulūk (Aḥmed b. Hüsāmeddīn el-Amāsī)
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- Author
- Aḥmed b. Hüsāmeddīn el-Amāsī
- Biographical notes
- Aḥmed b. Hüsāmeddīn el-Amāsī احمد بن حسام الدين الاماسي is known to be active in the early of 15th. century [1400-1450 CE]. No other information on author is available, although he was probably part of the court circle of Mehmed I, Sultan of the Turks, 1389-1421
- Title
- Mir’āt al-Mulūk
- مرآت الملوك
- Notes
- This work has been misdated by some scholars to the seventeenth century, but the dedication to Mehmed I, Sultan of the Turks, 1389-1421 السلطان محمد الأول means it must have been composed during his reign, 1413-1421 [1413-1421 CE]. The book contains ethical advice (ilm-i ahlak).
- The text is known to have been composed by Aḥmed b. Hüsāmeddīn el-Amāsīاحمد بن حسام الدين الاماسي between 811 AH [1408-1409 CE]and 824 AH [1421-1422 CE]
- The work is also known to have been dedicated to Mehmed I, Sultan of the Turks, 1389-1421 السلطان محمد الأول
- Main language of text
- Turkish
- Bibliography
Physical Description
- Number of folios
- 83 ff.
- Columns
- 1
History
- Date of copy
- 15th. century