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The founder and first sheikh of the Gallipoli Mevlevîhâne.
🔴 This record rests on an indirect source: the figure has no independent encyclopaedia article; what follows is what the article on the mevlevîhâne he founded gives.
He was the son of Kara Hasan Ağa, a janissary commander; the nisba Ağazâde comes from this.
In the words of the source he renounced worldly possessions in his youth and became a disciple of Bostan Çelebi I at the Mevlânâ lodge in Konya, completing his retreat there.
After serving many years in the sacred kitchen and receiving authorisation he returned to Gallipoli. He first gave Mesnevî lessons at the Ahî Devle lodge; he then established a proper Mevlevî convent at its present site.
He continued as the leader of the convent until 1063 (1653).
His Circle of Influence — Among those he trained is Neşâtî Ahmed Dede, the foremost representative of the Sebk-i Hindî style and sheikh of the Edirne Mevlevî lodge; it is recorded that Neşâtî drew great benefit from him.
His Tomb and Complex — He was buried at the site of the mevlevîhâne; but the source records that the exact location of his grave became uncertain over time.
Differing Scholarly Views
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The exact location of his grave is unknown. It is recorded that he was buried at the site of the mevlevîhâne, but the exact place of the grave became uncertain over time. For an atlas of visitation this is as important a piece of information as the record itself.
Sources
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — Ş. Barihüda Tanrıkorur · vol. 14, pp. 6-8, entry “GELİBOLU MEVLEVÎHÂNESİ”
- Sefîne-i Evliyâ — Hüseyin Vassâf
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