İbrahim Peçevi | |
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Ibrahim Alajbegović Pečevija | |
 Statue in Pécs | |
| Born | 1572 |
| Died | 1650 (aged 77–78) |
| Nationality | Ottoman (Bosnian descent) |
| Occupation | Historian |
İbrahim Peçevi orPeçuyli İbrahim Efendi or(in Bosnian)Ibrahim Alajbegović Pečevija (1572–1650) (Ottoman Turkish: پچویلی ابراهیم افندى ) was anOttomanBosnianhistorian-chronicler of theOttoman Empire.
He was born inPécs (Peçuy),Ottoman Empire (todayHungary), hence his name,Peçevi ("from Pécs"). His mother was from theSokolovićBosnian family. The name of his father is unknown. His paternal great-grandfather was aTurkishsipahi named Kara Davut Agha who was in the service ofMehmed II.[1]
Peçevi was a provincial official in many places and became a historian after his retirement in 1641. He spokeOttoman Turkish and his nativeBosnian very well.[2] The year of his death is not known.[1] According to Katip Çelebi, he died in theIslamic year of 1061 (1650 AD). Some historians think he died before 1649.[1][3]
PeçeviEffendi is famous for his two-volume bookTarih-i Peçevi ("Pecevi's History") of the history of the Ottoman Empire, the main reference for the period 1520–1640. The information about earlier events Peçevi took from previous works and narrations of veterans, while his own times are described firsthand and from tales of witnesses. Peçevi, careful to references all quotations, was also one of the first Ottoman historians who used European written sources; for example, he makes references to Hungarian historians. Parts of Peçevi's chronicles has been translated intoTurkish,Bosnian,German,Hungarian,Georgian andAzerbaijani.[4]
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