Kitab-i Humayunnâme. Translated by Alâeddin Ali.

Original leather bdg. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 17 cm). In Ottoman script. [1], 555 p. Hegira-Hijri: 1251 = Gregorian: 1835. One of the classic works of the Eastern literature, Kalila and Dimna is a book full of stories and tales written with advice to assist rulers in state administration. The work, which is inspired by Indian-origin Panchatantra tales, was written by Bidpai, Brahman Priest from the Vishnu religious sect, in Kashmir around the 3rd century. The work also known as five books on the art of politics and administration consists of five books on politics and administration each of which is called tantra (the case, right way by which man uses his intelligence). The book was written in Sanskrit language, and it aims to teach wisdom to rulers by means of animal fables. The work was translated into Turkish in the 14th century for the first time. Nasrallah's Persian translation constituted the source text for the translation by Kul Mesut. Kalila and Dimna, titled as Humâyûn-nâme, was presented to the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Abdulhamid II. It is understood that the work was presented to sultans during the Ottoman's earliest days. Baydaba's masterpiece 'Kalila and Dimna' also was an important narrative used for education of masses. This Indian-origin work was a common work used in the education of the masses in both Iranian and Turkish literatures. This Edition is the First Printed Edition in the Turkish / Ottoman world printed in Bulaq Printinghouse. Özege 8084. Chauvin II, 17b [Chauvin says 'C'est le texte de de Sacy, avec l'addition de la fable de la Colombe et le Renard (No. 113,81)']. Extremely rare.

Lingue: Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928)