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Period: First half of the 18th century, reigns of Ahmed III and Mahmud I
Born in: Istanbul
Position: Chief imam of the palace, kazasker of Rumelia
Family: His son Ahmed Atâullah Efendi became şeyhülislam
Life
He was born in Istanbul into the Arapzâde family of the ulema class; his father was Ali Efendi, imam of the Şehzade Mosque. After his medrese education he served as chief imam and tutor to the princes at the palace of Ahmed III; he then rose to high posts of the ulema such as judge of Istanbul and kazasker (chief military judge) of Anatolia and Rumelia. He was a musician known for his singing, and he also set Turkish, Arabic and Persian poems to music. He is known to have composed many vocal and instrumental works, but their number is uncertain because his works have been confused with those of Arapzâde Ali Dede.
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