Ali Tabrizi (
fl. late 14th/early 15th century) was an
Iranian
Iranian may refer to:
* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
woodcarver
Wood carving is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation ...
who is credited with making the doors of the mausoleum of
Ottoman sultan
Mehmed I
Mehmed I ( 1386 – 26 May 1421), also known as Mehmed Çelebi ( ota, چلبی محمد, "the noble-born") or Kirişçi ( el, Κυριτζής, Kyritzis, "lord's son"), was the Ottoman sultan from 1413 to 1421. The fourth son of Sultan Bayezid ...
(r. 1413–1421) in
Bursa, known as the
Green Tomb ( tr, Yeşil Türbe). Ali Tabrizi was the son of a certain Hajji Ahmad. He was amongst a number of Iranian craftsmen who had been invited by the main architect of the tomb, Hacı Ivaz Pasha, to come to Bursa in order to build the
Complex of Mehmed I
The Complex of Mehmed I, aka Yeşil Complex, is a large Ottoman complex of religious buildings ( tr, külliye) in Bursa, Turkey built by Sultan Mehmed I Çelebi and completed in 1420.
The complex
The complex is one of the last in a series of r ...
. He may have also carved the other doors and
shutters found at the tomb complex, as well as the doors at the Bayezid Pasha mosque in
Amasya
Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey and is the capital of Amasya Province, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th ...
. However, this remains uncertain.
Sources
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* {{cite book, last1=Stierlin, first1=Henri, title=Turkey: From the Selcuks to the Ottomans, date=1998, publisher=Taschen, isbn=978-3822877678, page=86
14th-century births
15th-century deaths
14th-century Iranian people
15th-century Iranian people
Iranian woodcarvers
Iranian expatriates in the Ottoman Empire