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Latifî (1491–1582), or Kastamonulu Latifî Çelebi, was an Ottoman poet and bibliographer. Born in Kastamonu, in northern Anatolia, he became famous for his ''tezkire'' ''Tezkiretü'ş-Şuara'' (Memoirs of the Poets), the second Ottoman collection of bibliographical data on poets and poetry in overall. Latifî was born Abdüllatif Hatibzâde〔(Mehmet Turkan, KASTAMONU’LU BİR TEZKİRECİ VE DİVAN ŞAİRİ (in Turkish) )〕 into a notable family in Kastamonu and was educated there. He worked as accountant and katib (secretary) in various vakifs (pious foundation), including Belgrade, Constantinople, Rhodes, and Egypt. His major work was ''Tezkiretü'ş-Şuara'' (Memoirs of the Poets), which was the second ''tezkire'' in chronological order after that of Sehi Bey. It is also the one with most extent copies, 91 in total. The ''tezkire'' was organized in three sections with an introduction.〔 It narrated the life and work of around 300 poets of the period from the reign of Murad II (reigned between 1421-1451) until 1543, 〔 and was finished and presented it to Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1546.〔 The Sultan was so pleased that he appointed Latifi as secretary at the "Ayyub al-Ansari" complex endowment. According to Aşık Çelebi's work ''Senses of Poets'' (Meşairü'ş-Şuara), the poet wrote it mostly during the era of Suleiman, but presented it to Murad III in 1574 after making minor changes to the introduction. Another important work of him was ''Evsaf-ı İstanbul'' (Qualities of Istanbul) written in 1525. It gives a historical overview on the city of Istanbul, intertwined with geographical data, and information on the city's neighborhoods, architecture, and social life.〔 Latifi spent the last years of his life in Istanbul.〔 He died by drowning when the ship he was traveling to Yemen sank in the Red Sea.〔 ==See also== *Ahdi of Baghdad *Diwan poetry *Taşlicali Yahyâ bey 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Latifî」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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