Feridun Ahmed Bey

Feridun Ahmed Bey[a] (died 16 March 1583) was an influential Ottoman official, bureaucrat, author and military officer, best known for his service in the government of Grand Vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha (1565–1579).

The Münșeâtu's-Selâtin is his most important work, a two-volume compilation going back to early Islamic periods.

[1][2] According to Selcuk Aksin Somel, this work is "crucial for the study of early and classical periods of Ottoman history".

[3][1] He was a protégé of Sokollu Mehmed Pasha and was reputable at the Siege of Szigetvár in 1566.

[2][3] Following the ascension of Murad III (r. 1574–1595), Sokollu Mehmed Pasha's power dwindled, and so did Feridun Ahmed Bey's.