Mehmed Zaîm, 1532-

Ottoman historian, known for his work Câmiuʼt-tevârîh

HMML ID
855796217258
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/person/855796217258
LC name
Mehmed Zaîm, 1532-
HMML name
Mehmed Zaîm, 1532-
HMML native script
محمد زعيم
Library of Congress
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021138214
VIAF
https://viaf.org/viaf/36163753714834272378

Variants

  • Kâtib Mehmed Bey
  • Kâtib Mehmed Zaim
  • Mehmed el-Kâtib ez-Zaîm
  • محمد الكاتب الزعيم

Personal information

Birth date
1532
Activity start
1543
Activity end
1578
Centuries
16th century CE
Gender
Males
Place born
Place residence
Associated countries
Greece  ● Iraq  ● Serbia  ● Turkey
Occupations
Fields of activity
Languages

Personal relationships

Associates

General notes

Description
Ottoman historian, died after 985/1578; born in 939/1532 in Thessaloniki; historian referred to as Mehmed Zaîm; referred to himself as Kâtib Mehmed Bey; participated in Şikloş expedition (950/1543) and lived in Belgrade; lived in Baghdad; worked in entourage of Grand Vizier Sokullu Mehmed Pasha as a clerk; his only known work is Câmiuʼt-tevârîh, which he started writing in 985/1577 and finished in 1578; general world history
Citations
Davut Erkan, "Mehmed Zaîm," İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi, accessed November 17, 2021, https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/mehmed-zaim.
Description
محمد الكاتب الزعيم=Mehmed el-Kâtib ez-Zaîm
Citations
24822, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed November 17, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/529887.

Preferred citation

"Mehmed Zaîm, 1532-." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified March 21, 2022. https://w3id.org/haf/person/855796217258

Change notes

Date added
2021-11-17
Last edited
2022-03-21