Mehmet Esad Efendi (c. 1789–1848) was an
Ottoman historian. He was court historian to Sultan
Mahmud II
Mahmud II ( ota, محمود ثانى, Maḥmûd-u s̠ânî, tr, II. Mahmud; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839.
His reign is recognized for the extensive administrative, ...
, who commissioned him to write up the events of the
dissolution of the Janissary corps. His book ''Uss i-zafer'' ("The Foundation of the Victorious"), is the chief source of information on this incident.
1789 births
1848 deaths
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