Khulāṣat al-hay’ah

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Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Institution
British Library
Repository
St. Pancras
Collection
Oriental Manuscripts
Shelfmark
Add. 7891

Contents

Khulāṣat al-hay’ah (Qūshjī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, d. 1474 or 5)
Author
Qūshjī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, d. 1474 or 5
قوشجی، علی بن محمد
Show other names
Ali Kuşcu, d. 1474
Qūshjī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, d. 1474 or 5 (authorised)
ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Qūshjī, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
Qawshajī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
Qushchi, Ali ibn Muḣammad, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
Ali ibn Muḣammad Qushchi, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
Qushchi, Aloviddin Ali ibn Muḣammad, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
ʻAlī ibn Muḥammed al-Ḳūshdjī, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
Ḳūshdjī, ʻAlī ibn Muḥammed, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
قوشجي، علي بن محمد (variant)
Али Кушчи, d. 1474 оr 5 (variant)
Ali Kushchi, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
Али ад-Дин Али Кушчи, d. 1474 оr 5 (variant)
Ali ad-Din Ali Kushchi, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
Qushči-zāde, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
ʻAlī al-Qūshjī, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
Ali Kusçu, d. 1474 or 5 (variant)
Biographical notes
The son of the Timurid Ruler Ulugh Beg's head falconer, ʿAlī al-Qūshjī grew up at the ruler's court in Samarqand (Uzbekistan), studying the basics of mathematics and astronomy under Ulugh Beg himself as well as those in his scientific circle including Qādīzāde al-Rūmī and Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd al-Kāshānī (or Kāshī) After completing his education which involved extensive travel, he contributed to the preparation of Ulugh Beg's Zīj (زيج) at the observatory of Samarqand (Uzbekistan) Following the assassination of his patron Ulugh Beg in 1469 [1469 CE], ʿAlī al-Qūshjī moved to Herat , where he remained until 1469 [1469 CE] when his patron, the Timurid ruler Abu Sa'id Mirza was defeated by Aqquyunlus and he relocated to Tabriz benefitting from Uzun Hasan's patronage. He first became acquainted with Mehmed II when he was sent to Istanbul by Uzun Hasan as an envoy. He soon after sought the Ottoman sultan's patronage in Istanbul and accompanied him on his campaign against Uzun Hasan Upon his return Mehmed II to Istanbul following the Ottoman defeat of the Aqquyunlu, he was appointed professor at Ayasofya madrasa, which he briefly held until his death in 1474 [1474 CE]. Offering an alternative to Aristotelian physics as the basis of astronomy, ʿAlī al-Qūshjī exerted a profound influence on Ottoman thought and science, as well as in the Iranian world and Central Asia.
Title
Khulāṣat al-hay’ah
خلاصة الهیئه
Notes
A treatise of astronomy
Main language of text
Ottoman Turkish
Bibliography
Catalogue
Rieu, Charles. Catalogue of the Turkish manuscripts in the British museum. London: British Museum, 1888, 120.

Physical Description

Number of folios
97 ff
Dimensions of folio
width 14cm, height 20.3cm
Columns
1
Ruled lines
15

History

Date of copy
Apparently 18th century
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