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Шаблон:Short description Ahmet Câmî-i RûmîШаблон:Efn also known as Câmî-i MısrîШаблон:Efn was an Ottoman official, poet and translator who flourished in the 16th century.

Biography

Almost nothing is known about Câmî-i Rûmî apart from his career.Шаблон:Sfn Not even the dates and places of his birth and death are known.Шаблон:Sfn He served as a soldier in the royal Ottoman court in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul, Turkey) before being appointed treasurer in the Egypt Eyalet under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (Шаблон:Reign1520–1566). While in Egypt, four of his sons died during a plague. Câmî-i Rûmî was subsequently sent to Mecca for three years, where he oversaw the renovation of the Ka'aba (Шаблон:Circa).Шаблон:Sfn

Thereafter, he returned to Constantinople, where he received promotion before leaving for Egypt once again. During his second stay in Egypt he translated Husayn Kashifi's Rawżat ol-šohadāʾ from Persian into Turkish for Sultan Suleiman.Шаблон:Sfn He entitled his translation the Sa'adat-nama; he used simple language, but embellished it with poems of Turkish and Persian poets.Шаблон:Sfn He received recognition for the quality of his translation, and was subsequently appointed governor of a sanjak in Egypt. He continued serving as governor under Sultan Murad III (Шаблон:Reign1574–1595).Шаблон:Sfn

Osman G. Özgüdenli notes that Câmî-i Rûmî's writings were never collected in a divan.Шаблон:Sfn However, he adds that some of his poems are found in tazkeras and anthologies. There are many extant manuscripts of Câmî-i Rûmî's translation. The oldest (dated 1578) is stored at the Topkapı Palace Library.Шаблон:Sfn

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