Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Velî Araştırma Dergisi (Sep 2023)
A NOTE ON THE DOCUMENT OF ‘THE LINEAGE (SILSILENAMA) OF THE QARAMANIDS
Abstract
Among The Archives of the Topkapı Palace Museum of Istanbul, Turkey, there is a handwritten document on the lineage of the Qaramanids, an Islamic dynasty, opposed to the Ottomans that ruled the Middle Taurus in Turkey between the years of 1256-1474 (no. 5719/1). This Ottoman archival document is not yet in the literature of Qaramanid studies. The author of the document and its date are unknown. It was written in Ottoman Turkish. It should also be noted that the document is suitable for Ottoman bureaucratic correspondence in form and style. Due to its writing style, it can be dated to the end of the fifteenth century or the early sixteenth century. It seems that it was prepared by a high-level Ottoman bureaucrat at a date after Qasım Beg's death of 1483. Since Qasım Beg, one of the last rulers of the Qaramanids, died in 1483, it was prepared after this date. The name of Qasım Beg's son is unknown. Ottoman intelligence learned that this person was living in Cairo, Egypt, with his two sons. During the Ottoman-Mamluk wars in Syria and Southern Anatolia between the years of 1485-1491, the members of this dynasty have regained importance for Ottomans politically and militarily.
