Idris Bitlisi
Idris Bitlisi | |
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The tombstone of Idris Bitlisi in Eyüp Sultan | |
| Born | 18 January 1457 Sulaqan, Ray, Iran |
| Died | 15 November 1520 |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Scholar, Administrator |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 15th-16th century |
| Sub-discipline | Ottoman Empire, Kurdish history |
| Notable works | Hasht Bihisht, Selim Şahname |
Idris Bitlisi (c. 18 January 1457 – 15 November 1520), sometimes spelled Idris Bidlisi, Idris-i Bitlisi, or Idris-i Bidlisi ("Idris of Bitlis"), and fully Mevlana Hakimeddin İdris Mevlana Hüsameddin Ali-ül Bitlisi, was an Ottoman Kurdish religious scholar and administrator.
Even though many scholarly works mention Bitlis as Bitlisi's place of birth, a new research states that he was actually born in the district of Sulaqan in Ray in northern Iran.
He wrote a major Ottoman literary work in Persian, named Hasht Bihisht, which began in 1502 and covered the reign of the first eight Ottoman rulers.