Annals of the Turkish Empire, from 1591 to 1659. E-book. Formato PDF - 9788834174289

Naima was the most well known and popular historian of the late 17th century and early 18th centuries of the Ottoman Empire. While giving principal weight in his history to the opinions expressed by the contemporary authorities on whom he relied, Naima added his own critical assessments, and his history represents something of a departure from traditional accounts for this reason. Naima's history remains one of the most cited and authoritative sources for the history of the Ottoman empire in the first six decades of the seventeenth century.

Naima commences his history of the Turkish empire with the year of the Hijrah or Hejeret 1000 (A.D. 1591), and brings it down to the year 1070 of the same era. This work was probably intended by its author to form the supplement or continuation of the history composed by Sa’d-úd-dín, which commences with the origin of the Turkish power, and brings down the narrative of events to 926 (A.D. 1526).

Naima’s Annals consist of two large volumes folio, which were printed at Constantinople in the year of the Hijrah 1147, being the twelfth printed work which issued from the imperial press of Constantinople. In six years afterwards, Ráshid’s History, and the Annals of Chelebí Zádeh, followed, having issued from the same press, and are a continuation of Naima.