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Mustafa Naima

Turkish historian
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Born:
1655, Aleppo, Syria
Died:
1716, Patras, Morea
Notable Works:
“Tarih”
Subjects Of Study:
history of Turkey
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Mustafa Naima (born 1655, Aleppo, Syria—died 1716, Patras, Morea) was a Turkish historian who wrote a history, Tarih, of the period 1591–1659.

Naima went at an early age to Constantinople, where he entered palace service and held various offices. Protected and encouraged by Hüseyin Paşa, the grand vizier, he was appointed official chronicler (1709). His Tarih (“History”; Annals of the Turkish Empire from 1591–1659 of the Christian Era, 1832) is a compilation from the work of his predecessors (Sharihülmenarzade, whose work is lost; Kâtip Çelebi; Hasanbeyzade; and others), together with his own comments. The Tarih was first published in two volumes (1730) and later in six (1884).

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