Şükrullah was a 15th-century Ottoman historian and diplomat.The Oxford History of Historical Writing Volume 3: 1400–1800
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He was one of the earliest Ottoman historians.

Biography

Şükrullah was born in 1388 and his father's name was Şehâbeddin Ahmed. He entered the Ottoman service in 1409. He served as judge (

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) in

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. In 1449, Şükrullah was sent by Sultan

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to the Qara Qoyunlu Confederacy as an ambassador. It was here, during the reign of

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, that he became interested in the history of the

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Works

His works include both historical and religious writings. He wrote a famous universal history in the 1460s

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named '' Behcetü't-Tevârîh or Bahjut al-tâwarikh'' (Joy of Histories) and presented it to

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. His work was used by later Ottoman historians.

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* 1388 births 1488 deaths 15th-century historians from the Ottoman Empire 15th-century Persian-language writers {{Turkey-historian-stub