Mustafa Naima | |
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| Born | 1655 (1655) |
| Died | 1716 (aged 60–61) |
| Occupation | Historian, Bureaucrat |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Genre | Ottoman history |
| Notable works | Tarih-i Na'ima |
Mustafa Naima (Ottoman Turkish:مصطفى نعيما;Muṣṭafā Na'īmā;Aleppo,Ottoman Syria 1655 – 1716) was anOttoman bureaucrat and historian who wrote the chronicle known as theTārīḫ-i Na'īmā (Naima's History). He is often considered to be the first official historian of theOttoman Empire, although this formal office was probably not created until the time of his successor, Rashid.
Mustafā Na'īm was born the son of aJanissary inAleppo,Ottoman Syria. He joined thepalace guard in Constantinople and was educated as a secretary there. He rose in the financial administration of the empire until the palace intrigues caused him to be sent to a provincial administrative post in 1715.
As a historian Naima mentions the arrival ofMughal ambassadors: Qaim Beg, Sayyid Ataullah and Hajji Ahmad Saeed, sent by theMughal EmperorShah Jahan. The ambassadors lodged in theSeraglio of Saiwush Pasha.[1]
He died inPatras.
Na'īmā's main work is theRavżatu'l-Ḥüseyn fī ḫulāṣati aḫbāri'l-ḫāfiḳeyn (روضة الحسين فى خلاصة أخبار الخافقين in Ottoman; literally: "The Garden of Hüseyin in the Summary of the Chronicles of East and West"). This work was finished in 1704 and dedicated to thevizierAmcazade Hüseyin Paşa. The book covers the events of the years from 1591 to 1660.
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