Oruç Bey | |
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Personal | |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Ottoman Empire |
Main interest(s) | Ottoman history |
Notable work(s) | "Oruç Bey Tarihi" ("The History of Oruç Bey") |
Oruç Bey (Oruç bin Âdil) was a 15th-century Ottoman historian. [1] [2]
Almost nothing is known from his personal life. Based on the information in the intro of his chronicle, it is believed that he was a clerk born in Edirne [2] and that his father was a silk manufacturer.
Oruç Bey's work is called Oruç Bey Tarihi ("The History of Oruç Bey"), sometimes named similarly to other Ottoman chronicles " Tevârîh-i Âl-i Osman (Oruç Bey) " (History of the house of Osman). It is written in Ottoman Turkish and describes the Ottoman history till Hijrah 907 ( anno1501/1502). His chronicle is considered as an important source for the history of the early Ottoman Empire.