Ahmed Nakşi

Ahmed Nakşi (flourished 1619–22) was an Ottoman miniature painter and astrologer of the 17th century. He was the official timekeeper at the Süleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, and the lead miniature painter for historical manuscripts during the reign of Sultan Osman II (r. 1618–22).

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