Sheikh Hamdullah | |
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Birth name | Hamdullah |
Born | 1436 Amasya, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 1520 (aged 83–84) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Field | Calligraphy |
Sheikh Hamdullah (1436–1520) (Turkish: Şeyh Hamdullah), born in Amasya, Ottoman Empire, was a master of Islamic calligraphy. He devoted his whole life to the art of calligraphy, producing forty-seven Mus'hafs, book of Qur'an, and innumerable En'ams, Evrads and Juz'.
Died in 1520, he was laid to rest at Karacaahmet Cemetery in the district of Üsküdar in Istanbul.