Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. Acknowledgements viii
5. Notes on Conventions x
6. Introduction: Reading Ottoman Biographical Dictionaries in Translation 1
7. PART ONE AŞIK ÇELEBI AND HIS TEZKIRE
8. Figure 42
9. I Aşık Çelebi: The Author and his Work 43
10. II Translation of the Introduction 67
11. III Translation of Selected Entries Taken from the Main Part 235
12. PART TWO LATIFI AND HIS TEZKIRE
13. Figure 250
14. IV Latifi: The Author and his Work 251
15. V Translation of the Introduction 272
16. VI Translation of Part Two on Ottoman Sultans and Princes 314
17. VII Translation of Selected Entries Taken from Part Three 334
18. VIII Translation of the Conclusion 365
19. Appendix: Suggestions for Parallel and Topical Reading 377
20. Bibliography 381
21. General Index 390
22. Index of Qurʾanic Verses 401
23. Index of Hadiths 403