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Name Ahmed Bican, 870

1. Or 15918

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Or 15918
Title:
Envarü’l-aşikin
Scope & Content:
This volume contains the Envarü’l-aşikin, a didactic work on religion and Sufism. It was authored by the renowned scholar and Sufi Ahmed Bican (died after 870 AH/1466 CE). Along with his brother Yazıcıoğlu Mehmed Efendi (died 855 AH/1451 CE), Ahmed Bican was among the most popular vernacular rel...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
Around 10th century
Extent:
1 text, 263 ff

2. Or 16122 (2)

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Or 16122 (2)
Title:
Acaibü’l-mahlukat - عجائب المخلوقات
Scope & Content:
This section contains extracts from Yazıcıoğlu Ahmed Bican’s (died after 870 AH/1466 CE) Ottoman Turkish translation of Zakariyya ibn Muhammad al-Qazwīnī’s (died 682 AH/1283 CE) ‘Ajā’ib al-makhlūqāt, an Arabic work on geography and cosmography. Yazıcıoğlu Ahmed Bican’s translation was the most ...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
Later 12th century
Extent:
40 ff

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