A mes̱nevī of 906 couplets, Ümmī ʿĪsā (d. after 774/1372-73)’s
Mihr ü Vefā is the oldest Turkish version
of the classical Persian story. It has the characteristics of a folk tale in terms
of both content and structure. It narrates the love story between Vefā, a Byzantine
prince and Mihr, the queen of Oman. Show more
Date of completion: 774
The work consists of 1574 couplets. Information on the manuscript taken from
64.
