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History of the Osmanli dynasty

Work 1: History of the Osmanli dynasty (Anonymous)

Title: History of the Osmanli dynasty
Notes: From its origin to the reign of Bayezid II, Sultan of the Turks, 1447 or 8-1512, without preface, title, or author's name; Comparison with a previously described manuscript (see (Uk_add_7869, pp. Add. 7869)), shows that the greater part of the present work is literally transcribed from the chronicle of Behişti, Ahmet Sinan Çelebi, fl. 1485-1511, from which it differs, however, by omissions and additions. The omissions consist of the versified prologues prefixed by Behişti, Ahmet Sinan Çelebi, fl. 1485-1511 to the several reigns, some poetical passages in the course of the narrative, and a few redundant phrases. The additions due to the anonymous compiler are more important
Main language of text: Ottoman Turkish
Foliation: ff. 1-250
Bibliography
Catalogue: Rieu, Charles. Catalogue of the Turkish manuscripts in the British museum. London: British Museum, 1888, 47-48.

Work 2: History of the Osmanli dynasty (Anonymous)

Title: History of the Osmanli dynasty
Notes: History of the reigns of Bayezid II, Sultan of the Turks, 1447 or 8-1512, Selim I, Sultan of the Turks, 1470-1520 and Süleyman I, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 5-1566 without author's name; The second portion of this work is probably due, in its present form, to the same anonymous compiler as the first, and was designed to form a sequel to it. It is found to be in the main textually transcribed from the chronicle of Muḥyī al-Dīn Muḥammad b. ‘Alī al-Jamālī, d. 1550-1, محیی الدین محمد بن علی الجمالی but it has received additions, chiefly obituary notices, from other sources. It has also been continued from 951 AH [1544-1545 CE], where the extracts from Jamālī come to an end, to 969 AH [1561-1562 CE].
Main language of text: Ottoman Turkish
Foliation: ff. 251-304
Bibliography
Catalogue: Rieu, Charles. Catalogue of the Turkish manuscripts in the British museum. London: British Museum, 1888, 47-48.