Solakzade Mehmed Hemdemi
Solakzade Mehmed Hemdemi | |
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| Born | 1592 Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | 1658 |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Music Composer, Poet |
| Notable work | Tarih-i Solakzade |
Solakzade Mehmed (1592–1658), using the pen name Hemdemi, was an Ottoman historian and music composer.[1] He wrote a famous Ottoman history titled Tarih-i Solakzade (History of Solakzade). He seems to have been the son of a Solak, a janissary bowman of the sultan's personal guard, and was born in Constantinople.[2]
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