Balım Sultan
Sufi · Turkey · On the map · Writers · Lived 1457 to 1517 · aged 60
Balım Sultan was a Turcoman Bektashi sufi who established and codified the Bektashi Order at the beginning of the 16th century. The mystical practices and rituals of the Bektashi were systematized and structured by Balım, after which many of the order's distinct practices and beliefs took shape.
Balım Sultan is read about 63 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 September 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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He is considered the primary personality in the Bektashi Order after Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli (Haji Bektash) and is regarded as the “Second Pir”.
Country
Turkey
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1457 to 1517 · aged 60
