Oruç Bey

In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Oruç, the title is Bey, and there is no family name.
Oruç Bey
Personal life
EraOttoman Empire
Main interest(s)Ottoman history
Notable work(s)"Oruç Bey Tarihi" ("The History of Oruç Bey")
Religious life
ReligionIslam

Oruç Bey (Oruç bin Âdil) was a 15th-century Ottoman historian.[1][2]

Life and career

Almost nothing is known from his personal life. Based on the information in the intro of his chronicle, it is believed that he was a clerk born in Edirne[2] and that his father was a silk manufacturer.

Works

Oruç Bey's work is called Oruç Bey Tarihi ("The History of Oruç Bey"), sometimes named similarly to other Ottoman chronicles "Tevârîh-i Âl-i Osman (Oruç Bey) [tr]" (History of the house of Osman). It is written in Ottoman Turkish and describes the Ottoman history till Hijrah 907 (anno1501/1502). His chronicle is considered as an important source for the history of the early Ottoman Empire.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rogers, Clifford J.; DeVries, Kelly; France, John (2012). "The Ottoman-Hungarian Campaigns of 1442". Journal of Medieval Military History. 10. Boydell Press: 153. ISBN 9781843837473.
  2. ^ a b Özcan, Abdülkadır (2007). ORUÇ b. ÂDİL - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam (in Turkish). Vol. 33. Istanbul: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. pp. 425–426. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

Bibliography

  • Franz Babinger, Berlin, "Die frühosmanischen Jahrbücher des Urudsch"


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