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{{Ottoman Turkish name|Mustafa Naima}}
{{Short description|Ottoman historian and poet}}
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'''Mustafa Naima''' ({{lang-ota|مصطفى نعيما}}; ''Muṣṭafā Na'īmā''; 1655 – 1716) was an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] bureaucrat and historian who wrote the chronicle known as the ''Tārīḫ-i Na'īmā'' (''Naima's History''). He is often considered to be the first official historian of the [[Ottoman Empire]], although this formal office was probably not created until the time of his successor, Rashid.
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| name = Mustafa Naima
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| birth_date = 1655
| birth_place = [[Aleppo]], [[Ottoman Syria]]
| death_date = 1716
| death_place = [[Patras]], [[Morea]]
| nationality = Ottoman
| occupation = Historian, Bureaucrat
| notable_works = ''Tarih-i Na'ima''
| genre = Ottoman history
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'''Mustafa Naima''' ({{lang-ota|مصطفى نعيما}}; ''Muṣṭafā Na'īmā''; [[Aleppo]], [[Ottoman Syria]] 1655 &ndash; 1716) was an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] bureaucrat and historian who wrote the chronicle known as the ''Tārīḫ-i Na'īmā'' (''Naima's History''). He is often considered to be the first official historian of the [[Ottoman Empire]], although this formal office was probably not created until the time of his successor, Rashid.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
'''Mustafā Na'īm''' was born the son of a [[Janissary]] in [[Aleppo]], [[Ottoman Syria]]. He joined the [[Baltacı (Ottoman)|palace guard]] in Constantinople and was educated as a secretary there. He rose in the financial administration of the empire until the palace intrigues caused him to be sent to a provincial administrative post in 1715.
'''Mustafā Na'īm''' was born the son of a [[Janissary]] in [[Aleppo]], [[Ottoman Syria]]. He joined the [[Baltadji|palace guard]] in Constantinople and was educated as a secretary there. He rose in the financial administration of the empire until the palace intrigues caused him to be sent to a provincial administrative post in 1715.


As a historian Naima mentions the arrival of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] ambassadors: Qaim Beg, Sayyid Ataullah and Hajji Ahmad Saeed, sent by the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. The ambassadors lodged in the [[Seraglio]] of Saiwush Pasha.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uB1uAAAAMAAJ|title=Mughal-Ottoman relations: a study of political & diplomatic relations between Mughal India and the Ottoman Empire, 1556-1748|last=Farooqi|first=Naimur Rahman|date=1989-01-01|publisher=Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli|language=en}}</ref>
As a historian Naima mentions the arrival of [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] ambassadors: Qaim Beg, Sayyid Ataullah and Hajji Ahmad Saeed, sent by the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. The ambassadors lodged in the [[Seraglio]] of Saiwush Pasha.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uB1uAAAAMAAJ|title=Mughal-Ottoman relations: a study of political & diplomatic relations between Mughal India and the Ottoman Empire, 1556-1748|last=Farooqi|first=Naimur Rahman|date=1989-01-01|publisher=Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli|language=en}}</ref>
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==Works==
==Works==
Na'īmā's main work is the ''Ravżatu'l-Ḥüseyn fī ḫulāṣati aḫbāri'l-ḫāfiḳeyn'' (روضة الحسين فى خلاصة أخبار الخافقين in Ottoman; literally: "The Garden of Hüseyin in the Summary of the Chronicles of East and West"). This work was finished in 1704 and dedicated to the [[vizier]] Amcazade Hüseyin Paşa. The book covers the events of the years from 1591 to 1660.
Na'īmā's main work is the ''Ravżatu'l-Ḥüseyn fī ḫulāṣati aḫbāri'l-ḫāfiḳeyn'' (روضة الحسين فى خلاصة أخبار الخافقين in Ottoman; literally: "The Garden of Hüseyin in the Summary of the Chronicles of East and West"). This work was finished in 1704 and dedicated to the [[vizier]] [[Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha|Amcazade Hüseyin Paşa]]. The book covers the events of the years from 1591 to 1660.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*Norman Itzkowitz: ''Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition'', University of Chicago Press 1980, {{ISBN|0-226-38806-9}}.
*Norman Itzkowitz: ''Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition'', University of Chicago Press 1980, {{ISBN|0-226-38806-9}}.
*Lewis V. Thomas, Norman Itzkowitz (ed.): ''A Study Of Naima'', New York University Press 1972, {{ISBN|0-8147-8150-0}} / Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 1972, {{ISBN|0-340-16893-5}}.
*Lewis V. Thomas, Norman Itzkowitz (ed.): ''A Study Of Naima'', New York University Press 1972, {{ISBN|0-8147-8150-0}} / Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 1972, {{ISBN|0-340-16893-5}}.
*''Annals of the Turkish Empire: from 1591 to 1659''. Trans. Charles Fraser. London: Oriental Translation Fund, 1832.
*''Annals of the Turkish Empire: from 1591 to 1659''. Trans. Charles Fraser. London: Oriental Translation Fund, 1832.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=D5ZTAAAAcAAJ Volume 1] on Google Books.</ref>
*Gül Şen: ''Das Ereignis von Edirne (1703). Astrologie als Strategie zur Herrschaftslegitimation und Kontingenzbewältigung.'' In: ''Das Mittelalter'', vol. 20, no. 1 (2015), pp. 115–138 ([https://www.academia.edu/7067069/Das_Ereignis_von_Edirne_1703_._Astrologie_als_Strategie_zur_Herrschaftslegitimation_und_Kontingenzbew%C3%A4ltigung_The_Edirne_Event_1703_Astrology_both_as_a_Legitimizing_Strategy_and_Coping_with_Contingency_2015 online]) (German).
*Gül Şen: ''Das Ereignis von Edirne (1703). Astrologie als Strategie zur Herrschaftslegitimation und Kontingenzbewältigung.'' In: ''Das Mittelalter'', vol. 20, no. 1 (2015), pp.&nbsp;115–138 ([https://www.academia.edu/7067069/Das_Ereignis_von_Edirne_1703_._Astrologie_als_Strategie_zur_Herrschaftslegitimation_und_Kontingenzbew%C3%A4ltigung_The_Edirne_Event_1703_Astrology_both_as_a_Legitimizing_Strategy_and_Coping_with_Contingency_2015 online]) (German).
*Gül Şen: ''Kompilation als Handwerk des Historiographen – Zur Narrativität in Naʿīmās (gest. 1716) Hofchronik Tārīḫ-i Naʿīmā''. In: Stephan Conermann (ed.): ''Innovation oder Plagiat? Kompilationstechniken in der Vormoderne''. EB Verlag: Berlin 2015, {{ISBN|978-3-86893-004-7}}, pp. 169–218 ([https://www.academia.edu/7262773/Kompilation_als_Handwerk_des_Historiographen_Zur_Narrativit%C3%A4t_in_Na%CA%BF%C4%ABm%C4%81s_gest._1716_Hofchronik_T%C4%81r%C4%AB%E1%B8%AB-i_Na%CA%BF%C4%ABm%C4%81_Compilation_as_Artisanry_of_Historiographer_On_the_Narrative_in_Na%CA%BF%C4%ABm%C4%81s_d._1716_Court_Chronicle_T%C4%81r%C4%AB%E1%B8%AB-i_Na%CA%BF%C4%ABm%C4%81_2015 online]) (German).
*Gül Şen: ''Kompilation als Handwerk des Historiographen – Zur Narrativität in Naʿīmās (gest. 1716) Hofchronik Tārīḫ-i Naʿīmā''. In: Stephan Conermann (ed.): ''Innovation oder Plagiat? Kompilationstechniken in der Vormoderne''. EB Verlag: Berlin 2015, {{ISBN|978-3-86893-004-7}}, pp.&nbsp;169–218 ([https://www.academia.edu/7262773/Kompilation_als_Handwerk_des_Historiographen_Zur_Narrativit%C3%A4t_in_Na%CA%BF%C4%ABm%C4%81s_gest._1716_Hofchronik_T%C4%81r%C4%AB%E1%B8%AB-i_Na%CA%BF%C4%ABm%C4%81_Compilation_as_Artisanry_of_Historiographer_On_the_Narrative_in_Na%CA%BF%C4%ABm%C4%81s_d._1716_Court_Chronicle_T%C4%81r%C4%AB%E1%B8%AB-i_Na%CA%BF%C4%ABm%C4%81_2015 online]) (German).


==See also==
==See also==
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Revision as of 04:34, 12 August 2024

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Mustafa Naima. There is no family name.
Mustafa Naima
Born1655
Aleppo, Ottoman Syria
Died1716
Patras, Morea
OccupationHistorian, Bureaucrat
NationalityOttoman
GenreOttoman history
Notable worksTarih-i Na'ima

Mustafa Naima (Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى نعيما; Muṣṭafā Na'īmā; Aleppo, Ottoman Syria 1655 – 1716) was an Ottoman bureaucrat and historian who wrote the chronicle known as the Tārīḫ-i Na'īmā (Naima's History). He is often considered to be the first official historian of the Ottoman Empire, although this formal office was probably not created until the time of his successor, Rashid.

Life and career

Mustafā Na'īm was born the son of a Janissary in Aleppo, Ottoman Syria. He joined the palace guard in Constantinople and was educated as a secretary there. He rose in the financial administration of the empire until the palace intrigues caused him to be sent to a provincial administrative post in 1715.

As a historian Naima mentions the arrival of Mughal ambassadors: Qaim Beg, Sayyid Ataullah and Hajji Ahmad Saeed, sent by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The ambassadors lodged in the Seraglio of Saiwush Pasha.[1]

He died in Patras.

Works

Na'īmā's main work is the Ravżatu'l-Ḥüseyn fī ḫulāṣati aḫbāri'l-ḫāfiḳeyn (روضة الحسين فى خلاصة أخبار الخافقين in Ottoman; literally: "The Garden of Hüseyin in the Summary of the Chronicles of East and West"). This work was finished in 1704 and dedicated to the vizier Amcazade Hüseyin Paşa. The book covers the events of the years from 1591 to 1660.

Bibliography

  • Norman Itzkowitz: Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition, University of Chicago Press 1980, ISBN 0-226-38806-9.
  • Lewis V. Thomas, Norman Itzkowitz (ed.): A Study Of Naima, New York University Press 1972, ISBN 0-8147-8150-0 / Hodder & Stoughton Ltd 1972, ISBN 0-340-16893-5.
  • Annals of the Turkish Empire: from 1591 to 1659. Trans. Charles Fraser. London: Oriental Translation Fund, 1832.[2]
  • Gül Şen: Das Ereignis von Edirne (1703). Astrologie als Strategie zur Herrschaftslegitimation und Kontingenzbewältigung. In: Das Mittelalter, vol. 20, no. 1 (2015), pp. 115–138 (online) (German).
  • Gül Şen: Kompilation als Handwerk des Historiographen – Zur Narrativität in Naʿīmās (gest. 1716) Hofchronik Tārīḫ-i Naʿīmā. In: Stephan Conermann (ed.): Innovation oder Plagiat? Kompilationstechniken in der Vormoderne. EB Verlag: Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-86893-004-7, pp. 169–218 (online) (German).

See also

References

  1. ^ Farooqi, Naimur Rahman (1989-01-01). Mughal-Ottoman relations: a study of political & diplomatic relations between Mughal India and the Ottoman Empire, 1556-1748. Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli.
  2. ^ Volume 1 on Google Books.
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