Chronicle of Tursun Bey (1422-1488)

Tursun Bey

• 26 november 2025
• 9786057462190

Samenvatting:

"Chronicle of Tursun Bey" (Tarikh-i Ebü'l-Feth -The History of the Father of Conquest) is one of the most remarkable works of classical Ottoman historiography, written by Tursun Bey - a statesman, scholar, and eyewitness to the reign of Sultan Mehmed II, the Conqueror. In this vivid chronicle, Tursun Bey recounts not only the campaigns and victories of his age but also the intellectual and spiritual foundations of an empire in ascent. Declaring "I saw and I wrote," he transforms history into personal testimony, blending observation, philosophy, and devotion. The present volume is the first complete English translation based on the 1914 edition published in the Tarih-i Osmanî Encümeni Mecmuası. It offers modern readers a direct encounter with the worldview of the Ottoman court - a narrative where power, faith, and fate converge in the making of imperial civilization.This is the first full-text translation of the Ottoman-Turkish original to English.