Abdizade Huseyin Husameddin Yasar (d.1939) is one of the pioneers of modern Turkish urban historiography. Although he was not an historian by profession, he produced a colossal twelve volume history of his native city, Amasya in central Anatolia. This paper aims to situate Huseyin Husameddin and his history in the context of late Ottoman and early Republican period with special emphasis on his treatment of fifteenth century Anatolian history. Huseyin Husameddin draws parallels between Amasya’s respective roles during the Ottoman interregnum (1402-1413) and the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1922). He concludes that the city of Amasya played its due role in the political unification of Turkish elements in Anatolia during both periods. His work in general is imbued with nationalistic tones. And the overarching motive in his narrative is that of continuity. The secondary aim of this paper is to examine the reception of Huseyin Husameddin and his work by some contemporary and recent authors. As a proud Amasyan, Huseyin Husameddin locates his city and its natives at the heart of many critical events in the history of Anatolia and its environs. He also has a tendency to present numerous significant historical figures as native of Amasya without mentioning his sources. Still, it is hard to ignore his work completely and discard it as a product of unprofessional history writing. Huseyin Husameddin had access to remarkable source of documentation, since he worked as a translator in the archives of the Ministry of Pious Endowments. Moreover he utilized a variety of other sources such as epigraphs, manuscripts and chronicles. However he failed to make exact references to this pool of sources. Due to this habit of his, modern historians treat him with hesitant suspicion, yet do not withhold themselves from citing him in their works. This paper will conclude that this idiosyncratic urban historian and his colossal work are revealing examples of how intellectuals of the late Ottoman Empire dealt with the transition period following the collapse of an empire. These intellectuals highlighted the continuity between different political entities that ruled in Anatolia by putting emphasis on the historical agency of Anatolian cities. When treated in this manner, the History of Amasya does tell more than it promises and provide insights about the early development of urban historiography in Turkey.