The present work is one of the earliest Turkish histories. It is written in a
more ornate style but is not so rich or precise in historical detail. It contains,
however, some circumstantial and spirited accounts of battles, especially of that of
TerjaÌn (Serbia), in which
Mehmed II, Sultan of the Turks, 1432-1481 defeated in
878
Uzun Hasan, Ruler of the Akkoyunlu, ca. 1420-1478.
Arabic sentences and verses in Persian and Turkish are freely introduced. The
present volume was probably preceded by another comprising the origin and the early
reigns of the dynasty.
