Diyarbekrî (Hüseyin)

Qadi (Kadi), Historian of the Ottoman Empire

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Other Names
Kadı Hüseyin

Historian ( B.?, Diyarbakir – D. 1574). After his training in madrasah, he went to Damascus and continued his education there. Then he went to Mecca. He conducted several religious duties and also worked as a kadı. His work named Târîhü’l-Hamîs is a reference source for Islamic history.

WORKS:

Târîhü’l-Hamîs fî Ahvâli Enfesi’n-Nefîs (2 volumes), Kâbe’nin ve Mescid-i Harâm’ın Mufassal Tasviri.

REFERENCE: Yurt Ansiklopedisi (vol. IV, 1982), İhsan Işık (TEKAA, 2009) – Diyarbakır Ansiklopedisi (2013).

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