Tursun Beg | |
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| Title | Tursun Beg |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1420 |
| Died | 1499 |
| Era | Ottoman Empire |
| Main interest(s) | Ottoman history |
| Notable work(s) | "Tarih-i Ebülfeth" ("The History of the Conqueror") |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
Tursun Beg (Turkish:Tursun Bey; probably born in mid-1420s inEdirne)[1] was anOttoman bureaucrat and historian who wrote a chronicle dedicated toMehmed II.
Tursun Beg's life is only known from references in his chronicle. He came from a prominenttimariot family and held atimar himself.[1] He worked in the imperialdivan and accompaniedMehmed II during thesiege of Constantinople in 1453 that led to thefall of Constantinople.[1]
Tursun Beg's only known work is theTarih-i Ebülfeth (تاريخ ابو الفتح in Ottoman; "The History of the Conqueror").
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