Matrakçı Nasuh
Matrakçı Nasuh | |
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Matrakčija Nasuh Visočak | |
Born | 1480 |
Died | c. 1564 (aged 83-84) |
Known for | Matrak, Ottoman miniature |
Spouse | Mushin Hatun |
Nasuh bin Karagöz bin Abdullah el-Visokavi el-Bosnavî, commonly known as Matrakçı Nasuh (Turkish pronunciation:
He was brought to Istanbul after being recruited by Ottoman scouts in
Life
Besides his works on mathematics and history, he painted
Nasuh was also a soldier and a master bladesmith. He worked as a weapons teacher at Enderun School. He and his students demonstrated their skills in a show which was part of the circumcision celebrations of Suleiman I's sons. Because of his success in this demonstration, Nasuh received the honorary title of Ustad ("master") and Reis ("chief") from the sultan. He also wrote a book about usage of various weapons and techniques of cavalry and infantry fight, called Tuhfet-ül Guzât.[1][2][4][5][9]
Mathematics
Nasuh, who made a name for himself in mathematics, was especially interested in arithmetic and Algebra. He was the first to introduce the Lattice multiplication system.
Multiplication begins by multiplying two numbers in the same column from the far right of the row. Since the 4x5 product (20) is a two-digit number, the number in the theirs digit (2) is written above the mesh, and the number (0) in the ones digit is written below the mesh.
Works
Mathematics
- Cemâlü'l-Küttâb
- Kemalü'l- Hisâb
- Umdetü'l-Hisâb
History
- Mecmaü't-Tevârih (Sum of History)
- Süleymannâme (Book of Suleiman)
- Fetihname-i Karabuğdan (Book of Conquest of Moldavia )
- Beyan-ı Menazil-i Sefer-i Irakeyn-i Sultan Süleyman Han (Chronicle of Stages of Campaign of Iraq and Persia of Sultan SuleimanKhan)
Martial Arts
- Tuhfet-ul Guzat (Gift of Warriors)
Gallery
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Map of Baghdad
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Miniaturised Map
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Miniaturised Map
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16th century map of Soltaniyeh city by Matrakçı Nasuh
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16th century map of Soltaniyeh city by Matrakçı Nasuh
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Map of Istanbul
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Map of Istanbul
Honors and legacy
In his hometown of Visoko, in Bosnia Matrakčija is regarded as a Bosnian Leonardo da Vinci.[10] A street near the Hometown Heritage Museum Visoko (Zavičajni Muzej Visoko) is named after him: Matrakčijina (English: Matrakci's Street).[11]
A documentary film about Matrakçı was produced by Turkish Radio-television in 1978.[12]
References
- ^ a b c Corlu, M. Sencer; Burlbaw, Lynn M.; Capraro, Robert M; Corlu, M. Ali & Han, Sunyoung (March 2010). "The Ottoman Palace School Enderun and the Man with Multiple Talents, Matrakçı Nasuh". Journal of the Korea Society of Mathematical Education Series D: Research in Mathematical Education. 14 (1): 23. Retrieved 5 January 2013 – via Academia.edu.
- ^ a b "International Journal of Turkish Studies". International Journal of Turkish Studies. 10 (1–2). University of Wisconsin: 57. 2004.
The famous Bosnian writer Nasuh Matrakci (d. 1564 in all likelihood) is represented by two manuscripts
- ^ Salim Ayduz. "Nasuh Al-Matrakî, A Noteworthy Ottoman Artist-Mathematician of the Sixteenth Century". muslimheritage.com. Muslim Heritage. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ a b İnalcık, Halil; Kafadar, Cemal (1993). "Süleymân the Second and His Time". Isis Press. p. 270.
Matrakci Nasuh was a devsirme boy from Bosnia trained in the palace school
- ^ a b Jonathan M. Bloom; Sheila Blair (2009). "Nasuh Matrakci [Nasuh al-Silahi al-Matraqi; Nasuh ibn Qaragoz ibn 'Abdallah al-Busnawi] (b. Visoko, Bosnia...". The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic art and architecture. Vol. 2. Oxford University Press. p. 49.
- Halil Inalcik, (1973), p. 78.
- ^ The Balkans since 1453, L.S. Stavrianos, (New York, 1958), p. 84.
- ISBN 9780860917106.
- ^ Salim Ayduz. "Nasuh Al-Matrakî, A Noteworthy Ottoman Artist-Mathematician of the Sixteenth Century". muslimheritage.com. Muslim Heritage. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Naida Kovačević; Pan Bošnjak (15 December 2014). "(VIDEO) Naučni skup – "Naučnik, književnik i minijaturist Nasuh Matrakči Visočanin"". zavicajnimuzej.com (in Bosnian). Hometown Museum/Zavičajni Muzej Visoko. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ "Ulica u Visokom – Nasuh Matrakči bio najslavniji Bošnjak Osmanskog carstva (PHOTO)". haber.ba (in Bosnian). Avaz. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Naida Kovačević; Pan Bošnjak (15 December 2014). "(VIDEO) Naučni skup – "Naučnik, književnik i minijaturist Nasuh Matrakči Visočanin"". zavicajnimuzej.com (in Bosnian). Hometown Museum/Zavičajni Muzej Visoko. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
External links
- A gallery of his miniatures at Bilkent University
- REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
- Game of Matrak – Turkish website
- Fortresses of Matrakci – plan[1]
- City of Diyarbakir – illumination[2]
- ^ Matrakčija. "Fortresses of Matrakci Plan". Muslim Heritage uploads. Muslim Heritage.
- ^ Matrakčija. "City of Diyarbakir illumination". Muslim Heritage uploads. Muslim Heritage.