Matrakçı Nasuh
Bosnian Ottoman polymath (1480 – c. 1564) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nasuh bin Karagöz bin Abdullah el-Visokavi el-Bosnavî, commonly known as Matrakçı Nasuh (Turkish pronunciation: [matɾakˈtʃɯ naˈsuh]; Serbo-Croatian: Matrakčija Nasuh Visočak) for his competence in the combat sport of Matrak which was invented by himself, (also known as Nasuh el-Silâhî, Nasuh the Swordsman, because of his talent with weapons; 1480 – c. 1564) was a 16th-century Ottoman Bosnian[1][2] statesman of the Ottoman Empire, polymath, mathematician, philosopher, teacher, historian, geographer, cartographer, swordmaster, navigator, inventor, painter, farmer, and miniaturist.
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Matrakčija Nasuh Visočak | |
Born | 1480 |
Died | c. 1564 (aged 83-84) |
Known for | Matrak, Ottoman miniature |
Spouse | Mushin Hatun |
He was brought to Istanbul after being recruited by Ottoman scouts in Rumelia. He was then educated, served several Ottoman sultans, and became a teacher at Enderun School.[3][4]