Abstract
The Biographies of Poet in the Umdet-al-Ahbâr
In this article; a book named Umdetü’l-Ahbar, that
includes poems and biographies of classical Ottoman
poets and several Crimean poets, is examined. This work
is dated about 18. Century but it spans classical period
and earlier times through the II. Mehmet era. The poets
mentioned are as follows. In Yıldırım Bâyezid era:
Süleyman Çelebi, Niyazì. In Süleymân Şâh era: Agmedì,
Monla Hamza, Agmed-i Da’ì. In I.(Çelebi) Mehmed era:
Ezherì, Cemìlì, Zihnì, Şeyhì, Kemal-i Halvetì. In II.
Murâd era: Hakì, ‘Ašayì, Fahharì, Seyyid Nesìmì, Şah
Handan, Kemal, Hümamì, Şìrazì, Şemsì, Monla Gasan,
Safì, Za’ìfì, Nedìmì, ‘Arif ‘Alì. Finally some Crimean
poets and Sabit, who is thought to be in Ottoman field of
study, are partially mentioned.
Keywords
Umdet-al-Ahbâr, Abdülgaffar b. Hasan, Crimea, classical Ottoman poetry, biography.