Ottoman Court Poetry and the Divan Tradition

1. Ahmed Paşa dies after courtly poetic career

   1497Labels: Ahmed Paşa, Mehmed II, Bayezid II

   • Islam Anatolia

2. Ali-Shir Nava'i completes Muhakamat al-Lughatayn

   Dec 1499Labels: Ali Shir, Muhakamat al-Lughatayn

   • Muhakamat
   • Nava'i

3. Necati Bey dies; a major 15th-century lyric voice ends

   Mar 17, 1509Labels: Necati Bey, Istanbul

   • KTB Necati

4. Habibi dies after bridging Safavid and Ottoman spheres

   1520Labels: Habibi, Azerbaijan

   • Habibi

5. Fuzuli writes Leyli and Majnun in mathnawi form

   1536Labels: Fuzuli, Leyli ve Majnun

   • Leyli Majnun

6. Sehî Bey completes Heşt Behişt poet-biography anthology

   1538Labels: Sehî Bey, Heşt Behişt

   • Sehî Bey

7. Zâtî dies; his Bayezid Mosque shop legacy persists

   Sep 30, 1546Labels: Zâtî, Beyazıt

   • Biyografya Zati

8. Taşlıcalı Yahyâ composes elegy for Şehzade Mustafa

   1553Labels: Taşlıcalı Yahya, Şehzade Mustafa

   • DergiPark

9. Bâkî enters court circles with a qasida to Süleyman I

   1555Labels: Bâkî, Süleyman

   • Britannica

10. Fuzuli dies in Karbala; divans and Şikâyetname endure

    1556Labels: Fuzuli, Karbala

    • Britannica Fuzuli
    • LOC Fuzuli

11. Bâkî writes elegy for Süleyman I after the sultan’s death

    1566Labels: Bâkî, Süleyman

    • Britannica Bâkî

12. Bâkî dies; his Divan helps define Ottoman lyric classicism

    Apr 7, 1600Labels: Bâkî, Divan

    • Britannica Bâkî

13. Nef‘î is executed after conflicts fueled by biting satire

    1635Labels: Nef‘î, Murad IV

    • Nef‘î