PERSON

Sinān al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Khiḍr Beg ibn Jalāl al-Dīn

Name (arabic)

سنان الدين يوسف بن خضر بیك بن جلال الدين

Name (translit)

Sinān al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Khiḍr Beg ibn Jalāl al-Dīn

Alias

Sinān Pashā
خوجه پاشا
Khwāja Pāshā
Sinan Paşa

Flourished

Died

891H/1486J

Born in

Lived in

Student of

Teacher of

Notes

A teacher in various madrasas, and also vizier and tutor of Sultan Mehmed II (r. 1444-46, 1451-81), until he fell out of favor.

Number in MAMS

858

ismi_id

3863

Authored Works

1 works:

Astronomy: Theoretical/hayʾaẗ al-ʿālam

Ḥāshiyah ʿalá Sharḥ Qāḍizāde ʿalá Mulakhkhaṣ al-Jaghmīnī (Sinān Pāshā) , حاشية على شرح قاضي زادة على ملخّص الجغميني

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P. 290 (no. 858).

İhsanoğlu, Ekmeleddin, Ramazan Şeşen, and Cevat İzgi, eds. 1999. Osmanlı Matematik literatürü Tarihi = History of Mathematical Literature During the Ottoman Period. Osmanlı Bilim Tarihi literatürü. Istanbul: İslâm Tarih, Sanat ve Kültür Araştırma Merkezi (IRCICA).

Pp. 27-28.

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P. 170.

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Vol. 2, pp. 509-10.

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P. 180.

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Bursalı, Mehmet. Osmanlı müellifleri : Osmanlirki Zuhurandan Zamanimiza Kadar Gelen Ve Mesleklerinde Eser Yazan Türk Mashayih, Ulema, shu`ara Ve Udaba, Muarrihin, Atibba, Riyaziyun Ve Jughrafiyunki Muhtasar tercüme Hallariylah Eserlerine Dair malûmati kâfi Havidar. 3 vol. İstanbul: Matbaa-i Âmire.

Vol. 3, pp. 223-25.