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Molla Husrev

Type Figure Region Ottoman Empire Time c. 1390–1480 Also known as Husrev

An Ottoman Islamic scholar and judge, born around 1390 in Edirne. Under Mehmed II he became the first professor of the Fatih madrasa and later rose t…

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  1. 1471–1480Istanbul · IstanbulAs chief professor (müderris) at the madrasa of the Fatih Mosque founded by Mehmed II, he taught Islamic jurisprudence and theology, trained numerous Ottoman religious scholars and judges, and set the model for the empire's madrasa education system.
  2. c. 1474–1480Rumelia · RumeliaPromoted to kaskasker of Rumelia (supreme military judge of the European provinces), he oversaw Islamic judicial affairs in the Balkans while continuing his teaching and scholarship, standing as a central figure of Ottoman religious learning and the judiciary in the 1470s.

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