Refresh a Historical Document Letter from Edris Bedlisi to Sultan Bayazid II

Edris Bedlisi (861-926/ 1457-1520), son of Sheikh Hosam al-Din, was one of the emperors of his time who emigrated to Anatolia during the reign of King Ismail and came to the court of Sultan Bayazid II. He became the Sultan’s special scribe and courtier, and Sultan Bayazid commissioned him to compose Tarikh-e Al-e Osmān in Persian, in the style of Tārikh-e Jahangoshā, Tarikh-e Vassāf al-Hazrah, and Tārikh-e Mo’ini, but sultan, because of the misconceptions, did not deliver the promised reward to Edris Bedlisi. Then Edris went to Mecca and from there wrote a lamentable letter to the king. In the present article, the author intends to re-read and introduce Edris’ text after a brief description of Sultan Bayazid and Edris Bedlisi.