Portrait of Warrior Monarch in the 16th Century Qasidas

In qasidas in which the dignitaries and great priests are praised, the glory of the praised is exalted and last of his success is required. Good wishes and pray are made for the praised one. When the praised is appraised, features of ideal governor in the mind and heart of person in the period is exposed. These features can generally counted as generosity, justice, wisdom, poetry and service to religion. Service of ruler to religion brings the missions such as protecting Islam, conquering new places, spreading Allah’s name and exterminating infidelity. Fulfilling this mission necessitates being a good warrior besides huge and strong army. In the qasides the Ottoman sultans who were believed to be charged by Allah to serve Islam, are described as having all features which a good warrior must have. They are good commanders and heroes. They are merciful to Muslims and merciless to enemies of Islam. With their majesty and grandeor they give fear to enemies heart, but they give trust and courage to the soldier. They establish peace and trust in the places they conquered. Sultans in 16th century Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi, Cilt: 58, Sayı: 1, 2018, 111-139 DOI: 10.26650/TUDED411110 Araştırma Makalesi / Research Article Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi Journal of Turkish Language and Literature 1Dr. Öğr. Üyesi, Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü, Van, Türkiye 2Arş. Gör., Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü, Van, Türkiye Sorumlu yazar/Corresponding author: Murat Keklik, Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü, Van, Türkiye E-mail: muratkeklik@yyu.edu.tr Geliş tarihi / Date of receipt: 30.03.2018 Kabul tarihi/Date of acceptance: 26.04.2018 Atıf/Citation: Keklik, Murat ve Aslan, Murat. “16. Yüzyıl Kasidelerinde Savaşçı Hükümdar Portresi.” Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi, Cilt: 58, Sayı: 1, 2018, s. 111-139. https://doi.org/10.26650/TUDED411110