Figani

by Niyazioğlu, Asli

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Figani (Fighānī, d. 938/1532) was the pen name of Ramazan (Ramaḍān) of Trabzon, an Ottoman poet who was executed for composing a couplet that accused the grand vizier İbrahim (İbrāhīm) Paşa (d. 942/1536) of idolatry for erecting three statues in front of his palace. When the couplet, which circulated openly, was attributed to Figani, the poet was quickly arrested, exhibited publicly on a mule, and strangled at the fish market in Istanbul’s Eminönü district. Executions of poets were rare in Otto…

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Figani (Fighānī, d. 938/1532) was the pen name of Ramazan (Ramaḍān) of Trabzon, an Ottoman poet who was executed for composing a couplet that accused the grand vizier İbrahim (İbrāhīm) Paşa (d. 942/1536) of idolatry for erecting three statues in front of his palace. When the couplet, which circulated openly, was attributed to Figani, the poet was quickly arrested, exhibited publicly on a mule, and strangled at the fish market in Istanbul’s Eminönü district. Executions of poets were rare in Ottoman Istanbul, and this event seems to

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei2044

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eng Islam

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Niyazioğlu, Asli

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