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Saint

Shaykh Hamza al-Kabir

Died: 669 AH (1271)
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A great saint who lived in 13th-century Tillo and is held to have reached the rank of Qutb al-Aqtab; regarded as founder of the Hamzaviyya branch, his lineage traced to the Companion Khalid b. al-Walid. According to his shrine's inscription he died in 669 AH (1271 CE). His tomb stands in the center of Tillo (Aydınlar) and is a major regional shrine. (Sources: Kültür Portalı/Siirt Provincial Directorate; Abdulhalim Durma, Siirt Evliyaları)

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