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Tursun Beg
Ottoman historian (c. 1420 – 1499)
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Tursun, the title is Bey, and there is no family name.
Tursun Beg | |
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| Title | Tursun Beg |
| Born | c.
1420 |
| Died | 1499 |
| Era | Ottoman Empire |
| Main interest(s) | Ottoman history |
| Notable work(s) | "Tarih-i Ebülfeth" ("The History of the Conqueror") |
| Religion | Islam |
Tursun Beg (Turkish: Tursun Bey; probably born in mid-1420s in Edirne)[1] was an Ottoman bureaucrat and historian who wrote a chronicle dedicated to Mehmed II.
Tursun Beg's life is only known from references in his chronicle. He came from a prominent timariot family and held a timar himself.[1] He worked in the imperial divan and accompanied Mehmed II during the siege of Constantinople in 1453 that led to the fall of Constantinople.[1]
Tursun Beg's only known work is the Tarih-i Ebülfeth (تاريخ ابو الفتح in Ottoman; "The History of the Conqueror").