Haji Bektash Veli
c. 1209–c. 1271
Mystic from Khorasan who inspired the Bektashi order in Anatolia.
Haji Bektash Veli (c. 1209–c. 1271) was a Sufi mystic, born in Nishapur and died in Nevşehir.
- Known as
- Sufi mystic
- Category
- Religious Figures
- Born
- c. 1209, Nishapur
- Died
- c. 1271, Nevşehir
Alive at the same time as Haji Bektash Veli
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Portrait: Unknown painter, Public domain.
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