Mirza Makhdum Between Two Worlds — Rümeysa Nur Şahin

Mirza Makhdum was one of the most interesting characters of Ottoman history He was a high ranking bureaucrat in the Safavid State but after taking refuge in the Ottoman Empire he began a career as a judge in Diyarbakir Tripoli and Haramayn in the late sixteenth century He lived with a dilemma not only in the countries in which he lived but also in his family life Since his mother s side is Sunni his father s side is Shi a His work on the Qizilbash titled Al Nawaki li Bunyan al Rawafi is crucial to understand the era This study indicates the identity crisis of Mirza Makhdum via investigating the Sunni Shia conflict through the eyes of a scholar and tries to understand how a scholar from Iran has reached high ranks in the Ottoman Empire Also this study provides an exciting opportunity to understand the Safavid policy in the sixteenth century the bureaucracy in the ilmiye class and the attitude of the Ottoman bureaucrats towards the Safavid scholars

Mīrzā Makhdūm was one of the most interesting characters of Ottoman history He was a high ranking bureaucrat in the Safavid State but after taking refuge in the Ottoman Empire he began a career as a judge in Diyarbakir Tripoli and Haramayn in the late sixteenth century He lived with a dilemma not only in the countries in which he lived but also in his family life Since his mother s side is Sunni his father s side is Shi a His work on the Qizilbash titled Al Nawākid0 li Bunyān al Rawāfid0 is crucial to understand the era This study indicates the identity crisis of Mīrzā Makhdūm via investigating the Sunni Shia conflict through the eyes of a scholar and tries to understand how a scholar from Iran has reached high ranks in the Ottoman Empire Also this study provides an exciting opportunity to understand the Safavid policy in the sixteenth century the bureaucracy in the ilmiye class and the attitude of the Ottoman bureaucrats towards the Safavid scholars

Mīrzā Makhdūm was one of the most interesting characters of Ottoman history He was a high ranking bureaucrat in the Safavid State but after taking refuge in the Ottoman Empire he began a career as a judge in Diyarbakir Tripoli and Haramayn in the late sixteenth century He lived with a dilemma not only in the countries in which he lived but also in his family life Since his mother s side is Sunni his father s side is Shi a His work on the Qizilbash titled Al Nawākiḍ li Bunyān al Rawāfiḍ is crucial to understand the era This study indicates the identity crisis of Mīrzā Makhdūm via investigating the Sunni Shia conflict through the eyes of a scholar and tries to understand how a scholar from Iran has reached high ranks in the Ottoman Empire Also this study provides an exciting opportunity to understand the Safavid policy in the sixteenth century the bureaucracy in the ilmiye class and the attitude of the Ottoman bureaucrats towards the Safavid scholars img src https s3 eu west 1 amazonaws com dia kitadagitim ckeditor_assets pictures 53 content_1_original_original jpg alt height 15 width 15 font size 1 color white font img