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Tomb / Shrine

Symbolic Tomb (Cenotaph) of Akbıyık Sultan (actual tomb in Bursa)

◈ Near a UNESCO World Heritage site

Sources for this site

Sources describing this place (entry · volume · page):

◈ Near a UNESCO World Heritage site

  • İstanbul'un Tarihî Alanları (UNESCO ref 356) — 305 m from the Sultanahmet Camii component Source: Wikidata

Distance measured from the property/component point in Wikidata; not a statement about the site boundary.

Who rests here

Saints · died 860 AH · Bursa

Akbıyık Sultan was among the great saints who lived during the reigns of Murâd II Khan and Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror (Fâtih). His real name was Ahmed Şemseddîn. He was trained in the discourses (sohbet) of Hacı Bayrâm-ı Velî and attained maturity through his spiritual grace and blessing.

Full biography of Akbıyık Sultan →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Bursa

Coordinates: 41.00337, 28.97929

No visit etiquette specific to this tomb has been published yet. The general etiquette guide below applies; site-specific etiquette is added after editorial approval.

Sources

The information on this page is derived from the person's sourced record:

  • Güldeste-i Riyâz-ı İrfân
  • Şakâyık-ı Nuʿmâniyye Tercümesi (Hadâiku’ş-Şekāik)
  • İslâm Âlimleri Ansiklopedisi
  • Tâcü’t-Tevârîh
  • Evliyalar Ansiklopedisi

Nearby tombs

Permanent ID: EA-Y-000628 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.