Dervish Çelebi
| Dervish Çelebi | |
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| Full name | Dervish Çelebi |
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| Physical information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair color and style | black/grey |
| Eye color | brown |
| Skin color | moderate brown |
| Other | beard |
| Biographical information | |
| Father | Arun Çelebi |
| Mother | Amandara Nayar |
| Date of birth | 1663 AN |
| Place of birth | Uttarkhet |
| Date of death | 1737 AN |
| Place of death | Mathura |
| Nationality | Çakaristan |
| Allegiance(s) | Çakaristan |
| Occupation | Sultan of Jaihabar |
Dervish Çelebi was sultan of Jaihabar between 1722 AN and 1737 AN; and was Grand Vizier of Çakaristan between 1711 AN and 1722 AN. He served as the mayor of his hometown Uttarkhet immediately after being taken to Çakaristan. After the fall of the Great Apollonian Empire, he became a member of the Majlis al-Nuwaab on behalf of United Green.
Personal life
Born and raised in Uttarkhet (then called Norwich), he lived in green. He became engaged to his childhood sweetheart, but she died when Krasnocorian troops swept through Uttarkhet. Torn by grief, he threw himself into a political career and has not had another relationship, until meeting Astīr bint Alsalam, youngest daughter of Mahmud bin Alsalam, in 1714, whom he subsequently married. As such, he became a member of the Order of the Holy Lakes.
Together they are blessed with four children:
- Süleyman Çelebi (1719– )
- Safiye Çelebi (1723– )
- Mehmed Çelebi (1726– )
- Selim Çelebi (1726– )
Career
He became mayor of Uttarkhet in 1688 AN and built up that city. In the run-up to the parliamentary elections of 1691, he became a member of United Green. Within that party, he became an important organiser of governance courses and campaigned for the constitutional enshrinement of fundamental rights. The latter led to contact and cooperation with Jayanti Sinha. She soon saw in Dervish a successor.
During the last term of the grand vizierate, Jayanti Sinha groomed him to take over. At the party congress in late 1709 AN, Dervish was nominated as a candidate for the upcoming grand vizier elections. Prior to the 1711 elections, he managed to secure the cooperation of the National People's Party. Because of his outspoken devotion in Craitism, he received support from Craitist parties. He convincingly won the elections and succeeded Jayanti Sinha as grand vizier.
He concluded thirteen treaties with other nations, including Raspur nations. This greatly changed the international position of the Empire, which had previously not been thought possible. During his grand vizership, the territory of the Empire on Apollonia was extended by a third and expansion began on the continent of Corum. In 1722 AN, he was replaced as grand vizier by Abu Turbati. He became sultan of the new Jaihabar, his experiences as a startup nation came in handy. Attention to his princely state diminished in the last decade of his rule. He opposed a more autonomous course of the princely state, but still had to do with less investment from Agra.
Death
Dervish died in 1737 AN and was succeeded as sultan by his son.
