An Ottoman Historian: ？Uthmān Fütū？ī and His Work ？Ajā？ib al-Me？ārib ve Gharā？ib al-Me？ārik

This study is on a less-known Ottoman historian ？Uthmān Fütū？ī and his works, particularly his chronicle about the Yemen expedition (1569-1571). The author wrote two books. The first, titled ？Ajā？ib al-Me？ārib ve Gharā？ib al-Me？ārik, is about this Yemen expedition. The scribe committed this work to paper upon request of Kūjā Sinān Pasha who was the chiefcommander of the Ottoman troops dispatched to Yemen to suppress the Zeydī uprising. We now have two copies of this work (full and incomplete), which are accessible. ？Uthmān Fütū？ī benefited to a considerable extent -as a reference- from Nāme-i Fütū？-？ Yemen by Mu？？afá Rumūzī. However, we have additionally found out that Fütū？ī narrates some specific information that Rumūzī doesn’t. Fütū？ī’s second work with religious content is called Kenz al-Mewa？i？. As far as we know, the sole copy is in the Egyptian National Library and Archives. Fütū？ī submitted this manuscript to Khādim Mesī？ Pasha, the then-Egypt Governor