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Sedefkar Mehmed Agha

1540 - 1617

Sedefkar Mehmed Agha

Sedefkar Mehmed Agha or Sedefqar Mehmeti of Elbasan (Modern Turkish: Sedefkâr Mehmet Ağa, Albanian: Sedefqar Mehmeti Aga Elbasanit, about 1540–1617) was an Ottoman architect, notably the builder of Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the "Blue Mosque") in Istanbul. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sedefkar Mehmed Agha is the 294th most popular architect (down from 267th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Albania (down from 40th in 2019) and the most popular Albanian Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Sedefkar Mehmed Agha ranks 294 out of 518. Before him are Juan Bautista de Toledo, Steven Holl, Friedrich von Gärtner, Mauro Codussi, Boris Iofan, and Thom Mayne. After him are Pierre Cuypers, Dominikus Zimmermann, Sophia Hayden, Augustin Ehrensvärd, Vlado Milunić, and Lin Huiyin.

Most Popular Architects in Wikipedia

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Juan Bautista de Toledo
1515 - 1567
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 288
Steven Holl
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 289
Friedrich von Gärtner
1791 - 1847
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 290
Mauro Codussi
1440 - 1504
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 291
Boris Iofan
1891 - 1976
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 292
Thom Mayne
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 293
Sedefkar Mehmed Agha
1540 - 1617
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 294
Pierre Cuypers
1827 - 1921
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 295
Dominikus Zimmermann
1685 - 1766
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 296
Sophia Hayden
1868 - 1953
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 297
Augustin Ehrensvärd
1710 - 1772
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 298
Vlado Milunić
1941 - 2022
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 299
Lin Huiyin
1904 - 1955
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 300

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1540, Sedefkar Mehmed Agha ranks 21. Before him are Gasparo da Salò, Won Gyun, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Ostilio Ricci, Denis Calvaert, and Simone Peterzano. After him are Giovanni Artusi, Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Michael Rohoza, Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni, and Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser. Among people deceased in 1617, Sedefkar Mehmed Agha ranks 17. Before him are 4th Dalai Lama, Fausto Veranzio, Giovanni Botero, Prospero Alpini, Alphonsus Rodriguez, and Giovanni Antonio Magini. After him are Leonora Dori, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, François d'Aguilon, and Isaac Oliver.

Others Born in 1540

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Gasparo da Salò
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 15
Won Gyun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1540 - 1597
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 16
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1627
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 17
Ostilio Ricci
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 18
Denis Calvaert
PAINTER
1540 - 1619
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 19
Simone Peterzano
PAINTER
1540 - 1599
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 20
Sedefkar Mehmed Agha
ARCHITECT
1540 - 1617
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 21
Giovanni Artusi
COMPOSER
1540 - 1613
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 22
Hedwig of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1602
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 23
Michael Rohoza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1540 - 1599
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 24
Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde
WRITER
1540 - 1598
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 25
ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1615
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 26
Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser
EXPLORER
1540 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 27