Who rests here
Saints · died 948 AH · Budapeşte
Gül Baba (real name Cafer) was a Bektashi dervish and Sufi poet from Merzifon (Amasya), called 'Father of Roses' because he always carried a rose in his turban. He joined Ottoman campaigns from Mehmed II to Suleiman the Magnificent and was martyred in 1541 during the conquest of Buda; Evliya Çelebi records that a vast…
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How to get there
Located in: Budapeşte
Coordinates: 47.51600, 19.03490
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- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)
Permanent ID: EA-Y-000393 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.