Şükrullah
Şükrullah (1388–1488) was a 15th-century Ottoman historian and diplomat.[1] He was born in 1388 in Amasya and died in Constantinople and is one of the earliest Ottoman historians. He wrote a famous universal history in the 1460s Persian language named Bahjat al—tawari'kh (Joy of Histories) and presented it to Mahmud Pasha Angelovic.[1] His work was used by later Ottoman historians.
Şükrullah | |
|---|---|
| Title | Şükrullah |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1388 |
| Died | 1488 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Era | Ottoman Empire |
| Main interest(s) | Ottoman history |
| Notable work(s) | "Bahjat al—tawari'kh" ("Joy of Histories") |
References
- The Oxford History of Historical Writing 3: 1400–1800, José Rabasa,D. Daniel R. Woolf, p. 196, 2012
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