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Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi

1459 – 1515

Ottoman statesman and poet

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Lived 1459 – 1515 (aged 55–56). Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi was a Turkish statesperson, poet and writer.

Nişancı Tâcîzâde Cafer Çelebi or Nīshāndji Tādji-Zādah Djā'far Chālabī (c. 1459–1515), known for short as Câ’fer Çelebi or Jā’far Chālabī was an Ottoman statesman and a diwan poet.

Life He was born in Amasya in about 1459 (864 in Ottoman calendar). His father Tād̲j̲ī Beg served as adviser to Prince Bāyezīd, who would become Sultan Bayezid I later. After rising in the theological career to müderris, Sultan Bayezid II appointed him Nishandji and Kazasker in 1497 or 1498. His life trajectory was interrupted by the struggle for power between Şehzade Ahmet and his brother Selim, who would become later Sultan Selim I. Suspected of favoring Şehzade Ahmet in the struggle for the succession, Djaʿfer Çelebi, together with other partisans of Aḥmet, was accused of military disobedience and executed in 1515, right after the return of Ahmet's brother and rival from the campaign in Iran.

He is known for his masnavi.

Some of his works Hevesname Mahruse-i İstanbul Fetihnamesi Münşeat Diwan (A collection of Turkish and Persian poems)

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Important facts

Born
1459, Amasya
Birth century
Died
1515
Nationality
Positions held
Judge
Also known as
Tajizade Jafer Chelebi

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People whose lives overlapped Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi's

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Who was Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi?

Ottoman statesman and poet

When was Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi born?

Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi was born in 1459 in Amasya.

When did Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi die?

Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi died in 1515.

What was Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi's occupation?

Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi was a statesperson, poet and writer.

What nationality was Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi?

Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi was Turkish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nishandji Tadji-zade Dja'fer Çelebi

· Wikidata: Q21601985

· DBpedia: Tâcîzâde Cafer Çelebi

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