%0 Journal Article %T THE CONTRUBUTION OF AN IRANIAN LITERARY MAN TO THE IMPERIAL IMAGE OF THE MEHMED THE CONQUEROR: MAWL¨¡N¨¡ RIY¨¡Z¨©-I SAMARQAND¨© %A Vural Gen£¿ %J - %D 2019 %X It is well known that after the conquest of Istanbul, Mehmed the Conqueror¡¯s pervasive reputation in Islamic realm, paved the way for the influx of many scholars, encomiasts and craftsman from Iran to Ottoman palace. Among them sh¨¡hn¨¡ma-writers or encomiasts such as Ma¡¯¨¡l¨©, K¨¡shif¨©, Ham¨©d¨© and Qab¨±l¨©, proved that they were prolific servants through their sh¨¡hn¨¡mas and panegyrics. Although the less known Riy¨¡z¨©-i Samarqand¨©, did not write a book like his contemporaries Ma¡¯¨¡l¨© and K¨¡shif¨© in sh¨¡hn¨¡ma genre, he tried to construct an image for his patron Mehmed the Conqueror by means of his Persian epistle. In this article, I will try to investigate an unknown encomiast of Mehmed the Conqueror and his attempts to construct an image for his generous patron. Cite this article as: Gen£¿, Vural, ¡°Fatih¡¯in Emperyal £¿maj£¿na Bir Acem¡¯in Katk£¿s£¿: Riyaz£¿-i Semerkand£¿ e¡±, Turk J Hist say£¿ 69 (2019), s.37-50 %K Fatih Sultan Mehmed %K Riyaz£¿-i Semerkand£¿ %K Patronaj %K £¿maj £¿n£¿as£¿ %U http://dergipark.org.tr/iutarih/issue/47789/603691