Hoca Sadeddin Efendi

Hoca Sadeddin (or Sa'düddin) Efendi (1536 or 1537 – October 2, 1599^[1]) was an Ottoman scholar, official, and historian, a teacher of Ottoman sultan Murad III (when Murad was prince). His name is transcribed differently: Sa'd ad-Din, Sa'd al-Din, Sa’adeddin, Sadeddin, etc. He was also called "Hoca Efendi", "Koca Hoca Efendi" and with the title of "Câmi'-ür Riyâseteyn".^[1]

When Murad became Sultan, Sadeddin became his advisor. Later he fell out of favor, but was appointed Sheikh ul-islam, a superior authority in the issues of Islam.

Sadeddin is the author of Tâc üt-Tevârîh (Tadj ut-Tewarikh, “Crown of Histories”), a history of the Ottoman Empire in prose and verse.

Publications

• Hoca Sadeddin Efendi, Tâcü't-tevârih. Sad. İsmet Parmaksızoğlu, vols. 1-5, Kültür Bakanlığı, Ankara, 1974-1979 reprint:1999. ("Sad". means Sadelestiren, "simplification")
  • Vol. 1: Osman Gazi, Orhan Gazi, Hüdevendigar Gazi ve Yıldırım Han Devirleri.
  • Vol. 2: Yıldırım Han'dan Fatih Sultan Mehmed'e.
  • Vol. 3: Fatih Sultan Mehmed ve İkinci Beyazid Dönemi.
  • Vol. 4: Şehzadelerin Girişimleri - Selimname ve Yavuz Sultan Selim Dönemi.
  • Vol. 5: Hatime. Orijinal karton kapaklarında.
• Saad ed-dini scriptoris turcici Annales turcici usque ad Muradem I cum textu turcico impressi. Translated to Latin, edited and annotated by Adam F. Kollár. Vienna: 1755.
• Bulgarian translation: Калицин, Мария. Корона на историите на Ходжа Садеддин. Transl. of Vol. 1. from Osman Turkish; analysis and commentary. Велико Търново (Veliko Tarnovo), Publ. "Абагар" ("Abagar"), 2000, 437 с, ISBN 954-427-427-8

Sources

Ottoman historians 15th century Oruc Bey Aşıkpaşazade Enveri Ibn Kemal Neşri Şükrullah Tursun Beg 16th century Mustafa Âlî Lutfi Pasha Matrakçı Nasuh İbrahim Peçevi Hoca Sadeddin Efendi Mustafa Selaniki 17th century Müneccimbaşı Ahmed Dede Katip Çelebi Mustafa Naima Osman Aga of Temesvar Silahdar Findiklili Mehmed Aga Solakzade Mehmed Hemdemi 18th century Ahmed Resmî Efendi 19th century Ali Amiri (Turkish historian) Ahmet Cevdet Pasha