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Pir Sultan Abdal
Turkish author
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Islamic literature
- In Islamic arts: Influence of Yunus Emre
In the 16th century Pir Sultan Abdal (executed c. 1560) is noted for a few poems of austere melancholy. He was executed for collaboration with the Safavids, the archenemies of the Ottomans, and in this connection it is worth remembering that the founder of the Iranian Safavid dynasty, Shāh…
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