[Tarih-i Peçevi] - [تآریخ پچوی]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7353
  • Dates of Creation
    • Early 18th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 233 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 233 ff. Dimensions : 320 mm x 180 mm. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a history of the Ottoman Empire from 926 AH (1519-20 CE) to 1049 AH (1639-40 CE; i.e. to the death of Murat IV) by İbrahim Peçevi (died 1061 AH/1650 CE). This copy contains a table of contents (ff 2v-9r) and a single unvan. The manuscript was likely copied in the early 18th century CE.

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Related Material

Other copies of the this text can be found at Add MS 18071 and Add MS 24961. For more information on Peçevi, see GO, pp. 192-93; and İstanbul Kitaphaneleri, pp. 225-26.