Ahi Evren, a leader of the Ahi Brotherhood and Muslim preacher in Anatolia in the 13th century was a leather dealer when he organized Muslim craftsmen in to a guild. His system worked well up to the 19th century and he is still considered as an honorary leader of the craftsmen. He was killed in 1261 by the Mongols.
His tomb was built much later by Hasan Bey, an Ahi craftsman in 1450. In 1481 Bozkurt of Dulkadir a bey of Dulkadir Beylik which briefly captured Kırşehir, renewed and enlarged the complex by adding a zaviye (Islamic hermintage). (Both Hasan Bey and Bozkurt of Dulkadir had inscriptions in the complex) [2] The exact place of his grave was predicted only by the location of other Ahi graves. The room was decorated in the 19th century.[1]
The tombedit
The tomb is composed of an iwan and two chambers. The symbolic coffin of Ahi Evren is in the north chamber. In this chamber there was another adorned coffin of a sheikh named Erzurimi. But now this coffin has been transferred to Ankara for protection. The south chamber has been restored recently. This part is designed as a showroom. In the iwan there are 5 simple coffins of nameless persons.[2]
World Heritage Statusedit
This site was added to the UNESCOWorld Heritage Tentative List on April 15, 2014 in the Cultural category.[3]
tomb, evren, part, mosque, tomb, complex, kırşehir, turkey, contents, geography, history, tomb, world, heritage, status, referencesgeography, editthe, complex, center, kırşehir, 14806, 15917, 14806, 15917, complex, also, houses, branch, office, ministry, cultu. Tomb of Ahi Evren is a part of mosque tomb complex in Kirsehir Turkey Tomb of Ahi Evren Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 The tomb 4 World Heritage Status 5 ReferencesGeography editThe complex is in the center of Kirsehir at 39 08 53 N 34 09 33 E 39 14806 N 34 15917 E 39 14806 34 15917 1 The complex also houses the branch office of the Ministry of Culture History editAhi Evren a leader of the Ahi Brotherhood and Muslim preacher in Anatolia in the 13th century was a leather dealer when he organized Muslim craftsmen in to a guild His system worked well up to the 19th century and he is still considered as an honorary leader of the craftsmen He was killed in 1261 by the Mongols His tomb was built much later by Hasan Bey an Ahi craftsman in 1450 In 1481 Bozkurt of Dulkadir a bey of Dulkadir Beylik which briefly captured Kirsehir renewed and enlarged the complex by adding a zaviye Islamic hermintage Both Hasan Bey and Bozkurt of Dulkadir had inscriptions in the complex 2 The exact place of his grave was predicted only by the location of other Ahi graves The room was decorated in the 19th century 1 The tomb editThe tomb is composed of an iwan and two chambers The symbolic coffin of Ahi Evren is in the north chamber In this chamber there was another adorned coffin of a sheikh named Erzurimi But now this coffin has been transferred to Ankara for protection The south chamber has been restored recently This part is designed as a showroom In the iwan there are 5 simple coffins of nameless persons 2 World Heritage Status editThis site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 15 2014 in the Cultural category 3 References edit a b Kirsehir citizen s page in Turkish a b Islam encyclopedia in Turkish Unesco page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomb of Ahi Evren amp oldid 1151436626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
