Vak’a-nüvis mehmed râşid efendi, hayatı, eserleri, edebî kişiliği

XVIII. yüzyılın önemli
air ve tarihçilerinden olan Mehmed Râ
id Efendi, stanbul’da domu
tur. Doum tarihi belli deildir. Babası zamanın önemli âlimlerinden Malatyalı Mustafa Efendi’dir. 1104/1692-3 yılında Ebu Sa’id-zâde Feyzu’llah Efendi’den mülazım olmu
, 1116/1704-5 senesinde Hacı lyas Medresesi müderrisliine atanmı
; daha sonra dei
ik medreselerde müderrislik yapmı
tır. 1126/1714 yılında “vak’anüvis”lik görevine getirilmi
; 1135/1723’de Halep kadılıına atanmı
; 1140/1728’de Rumeli Beylerbeyiliine getirilerek ran’a elçi olarak gönderilmi
tir. 1141/1729 tarihinde stanbul kadılıına atanan Râ
id, bu görevinden 1143/1730’da azledilmi
tir. Patrona Halil ayaklanmasından sonra stanköy, Bursa ve Limni’ye sürgüne gönderilen Râ
id, stanbul’a döndükten sonra 1147/1734’da Anadolu kazaskerliine atanmı
; 18 Safer 1148/10 Temmuz 1735’te vefat etmi
tir. iirde Nâbî tarzının takipçilerinden olan Râ
id’in bugün elimizde Târih’i, Divan’ı, Sıhhat- âbâd adlı bir mesnevisi ve bazı fetih-name ile vakfiyeleri vardır.

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Mehmed Ra
id Efendi, one of the foremost poets and historians of XVIII. century, was born in stanbul. His date of birth is unknown. Being from the period’s most important scholars Malatyalı Mustafa Efendi was his father. He took the “mülazım” (= novice) title from Ebu Sa’id-zade Feyzu’llah Efendi in 1104/1692-3. In 1116/1704-5 he was appointed to the “müderrislik” (=professorship) of the Hacı lyas Madrasah. In 1126/1714 he was given the official duty of “vak’a-nüvislik” (=chroniclership”). In 1135/1723 he become the Haleb’s Cadi. In 1140/1728 he was settled to the “beylerbeyilik” (=governorship) of Rumeli province and then sent to Iran as an ambassador. In 1141/1729 he was the Qadi of stanbul until his dismissal at the date of 1143/1730. After the Patrona Halil Rebellion, he was banished to Istankoy, Bursa and Limni in turn. Later on, he returned to Istanbul and appointed as the “kazasker” (=high officer in the hierarcy of the Moslem Judiciary) of Anatolia. He passed away on 18 Safer 1148/10 July 1735. He left us his Tarih (=Chronickle), Divan (= Collection of Poems), masnavi titled Sıhhat-abad, some “fetih-name”s (= poems celebrating a victory) and “vakfiye”s (= deeds of trust of a pious foundation).

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