@article{article_1597521, title={Prince with Daddy Issues Seeks Sisterly Support: Two Ego Documents Penned by Şehzade Korkud}, journal={Osmanlı Araştırmaları}, volume={64}, pages={69–96}, year={2024}, DOI={10.18589/oa.1597521}, url={https://izlik.org/JA73JG94XE}, author={Al-tikriti, Nabil}, keywords={Şehzade Korkud, Hajj, Bayezid II, Ottoman History, Sofu Fatma, Ego- Documents, Self-Narrative, Selbstzeugnis.}, abstract={Following a brief analysis of self-narrative writing among Ottoman royals towards the turn of the sixteenth century, this article argues for consideration of “collective biography” as a methodological approach before presenting two “ego-documents” by one of those royals. Şehzade Korkud (d. 1513), who left behind several small samples of self-narrative, also wrote two clear examples of ego-documents, a treatise to his father Bayezid II (d. 1512) defending his decision to go on the ḥajj, and a fearful letter to his sister Sofu Fatma (fl. 1512) seeking political guidance in the midst of a politically tense succession struggle. The treatise, Wasīlat al-aḥbāb, is summarized and analyzed here, while the letter is transliterated and translated in full.}, number={64}