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Şeyh Bedreddin Simavi

Şeyh Bedreddin Simavi (1359–1420) was an Ottoman mystic, qadi and rebel.

Also recorded as Badr al-Dīn Samāvī, Maḥmūd ibn Isrāʼīl, · Badr al-Din ibn Kadi Samawna · Sheikh Bedreddin Mahmud bin Israel bin Abdulaziz

Calligraphy of Sheikh Bedreddin Mahmud bin Israel, leader of the revolution against the Ottoman Empire during the time of Sultan Mehmed I.

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Biography

Born at Ammovouno in 1359, died in Serres in 1420.

The recorded working language is Turkish, Arabic and Persian.

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  • Ammovouno

    Birth place

  • Serres

    Death place

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