Yedikuleli Seyyid 'Abdullah Efendi
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Who is Yedikuleli Seyyid 'Abdullah Efendi?
Yedikuleli Seyyid Abdullah Efendi was an Ottoman calligrapher.
As a court calligrapher he taught as a student Egrikapili Mehmed Rasim Efendi. Sultan Ahmed III at one point was so intrigued by the ink that Seyyid used in his calligraphy, that he sent a messenger to learn the secret. Seyyid sent back a full inkwell with the messenger. When the Sultan received the gift, he reportedly emptied the ink, refilled the inkwell with gold, and sent it back.
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