Silahdar Findiklili Mehmed Aga
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Silahdar Findiklili Mehmed Aga (1658–1723) was a Turkish
historian
.
Born in Constantinople
(Istanbul), he entered in the service of the Imperial Ottoman Gardens (Hasbahçe) and then as page in the privvy chamber. He raised to higher positions in a short time, serving under sultans Mehmed IV
, Suleiman II
, Ahmed II
, Mustafa II
and Ahmed III
.
Silahdar wrote history chronicles such as Silahdar Tarihi (The History of Silahdar) and Nusretname (The Book of Victories) recording the events which occurred during his lifetime. Those present both the events in Constantinople (such as the fire of 1660 which destroyed most of the city) but also his experience during the campaigns of Kara Mustafa Pasha and the battle of Vienna
.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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Born in Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:...
(Istanbul), he entered in the service of the Imperial Ottoman Gardens (Hasbahçe) and then as page in the privvy chamber. He raised to higher positions in a short time, serving under sultans Mehmed IV
Mehmed IV
Mehmed IV Modern Turkish Mehmet was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687...
, Suleiman II
Suleiman II
Suleiman II was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691...
, Ahmed II
Ahmed II
Ahmed II Khan Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 to 1695...
, Mustafa II
Mustafa II
Mustafa II Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703.-Life:...
and Ahmed III
Ahmed III
Ahmed III was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of Sultan Mehmed IV . His mother was Mâh-Pâre Ummatullah Râbi'a Gül-Nûş Valide Sultan, originally named Evmania Voria, who was an ethnic Greek. He was born at Hajioglupazari, in Dobruja...
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Silahdar wrote history chronicles such as Silahdar Tarihi (The History of Silahdar) and Nusretname (The Book of Victories) recording the events which occurred during his lifetime. Those present both the events in Constantinople (such as the fire of 1660 which destroyed most of the city) but also his experience during the campaigns of Kara Mustafa Pasha and the battle of Vienna
Battle of Vienna
The Battle of Vienna took place on 11 and 12 September 1683 after Vienna had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months...
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