Sultan Korkut
Sultan Korkut
Genres: 15th century, ottoman
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About Sultan Korkut
Şehzade Korkut (c. 1467 or 1469 – 13 March 1513) was an Ottoman prince who was for a short time the regent for the Ottoman throne. Although it is stated that he was born in Amasya in 1467 or 1469, there is no clear record about the year of birth in the sources. He is the son of Bayezid II. In one of his works, he writes his name as Ebülhayr Mehmed Korkut. In official documents, he used only the name Korkut. In 1479 his grandfather Mehmed II sent Korkut to Istanbul with his other brothers to be circumcised. After the death of his grandfather he was a short term regent before his father arrived at the capital. He was "the most beloved grandchild" of Sultan Mehmed, "who saw to it that Prince Korkut received the most rigorous education in his palace". He wrote six highly regarded works on religious subjects and a collection of poems, and also composed musical works. He was taught by the Iranian master musician Zeynelabidin and learned to play a number of instruments, inventing one himself called the gıda-yı rûh.
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