Oruc Bey

Oruc Bey or Oruç Bey was an 15th-century Ottoman historian.^[1]

Life and career

Almost nothing is known from his personal life. Based on the information in the intro of his chronicle, it is believed that he was a clerk born in Edirne and that his father was a silk manufacturer.

Works

Oruc Bey's work is called Oruç Bey Tarihi ("The History of Oruc Bey"), sometimes named similarly to other Ottoman chronicles "Tevarih-i Al-i Osman" (History of the house of Osman). It is written in Ottoman Turkish and describes the Ottoman history till Hegira 907 (anno1501/1502). His chronicle is considered as an important source for the history of the early Ottoman Empire.

Bibliography

• Franz Babinger, Berlin, "Die frühosmaischen Jahrbücher des Urudsch"

See also

• List of Muslim historians

References

• Some information in Turkish

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