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Asafi, also Asafi Pasha, is the penname of Dal Mehmed Çelebi, author of the Book of Valor or Book of Bravery, an illustrated record of the exploits of the Ottoman statesman and general Özdemiroǧlu Osm
Asafi Pasha fighting the Safavid Aras Khan in 1578. Şeca'atname
Asafi Pasha fighting a Safavid soldier when he was captured in 1581
The author, Dal Mehmed Çelebi Asafi, imprisoned in 1581 at the Safavid court of Mohammad Khodabanda
Asafi nearing execution by the Safavids
The Ottoman–Safavid War of 1578–1590 was one of the many wars between the neighboring arch-rivals of the Safavid Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman capture of Shirvan from the Safavids in 1578, with execution of Safavid prisoners. Nusretname
Ali Pasha's conquest of Faş Castle and repair of the castle in 1578-1579. Şahanşahname (TSKM B.200, 1592)
The Crimean Tatar Ğazı Giray being defeated in 1581. Secaatname
Ottoman commander Osman Pasha defeating the Safavid Imam Kulu Khan in the Battle of Torches in 1583. Secaatname