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Oruç Bey (Oruç bin Âdil) was a 15th-century Ottoman historian.

Life and career

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 and that his father was a silk manufacturer.

Works

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) [tr]" (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.

See also

• List of Muslim historians

References

1. Rogers, Clifford J.; DeVries, Kelly; France, John (2012). "The Ottoman-Hungarian Campaigns of 1442". Journal of Medieval Military History. 10. Boydell Press: 153. ISBN 9781843837473.
2. ^ Özcan, Abdülkadır (2007). ORUÇ b. ÂDİL - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam (in Turkish). Vol. 33. Istanbul: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. pp. 425–426. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

Bibliography

• Franz Babinger, Berlin, "Die frühosmanischen Jahrbücher des Urudsch"

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