Haji Bektash Veli
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Haji Bektash Veli was a 13th-century Muslim mystic and saint of Anatolia whose teachings inspired the heterodox Bektashi Sufi order and deeply influenced Alevi-Bektashi religious culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Haji Bektash Veli canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7029953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haji Bektash Veli Context triple: [Bektashi order, namedAfter, Haji Bektash Veli]
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A.
Hacı Ivaz Pasha
Hacı Ivaz Pasha was an Ottoman architect and statesman best known for designing the iconic Yeşil Türbe (Green Tomb) in Bursa.
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B.
Gazi Husrev-beg
Gazi Husrev-beg was a prominent 16th-century Ottoman governor and benefactor of Sarajevo, renowned for his extensive architectural and charitable endowments that shaped the city’s cultural and religious life.
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C.
Cemaleddin Bey
Cemaleddin Bey was an Ottoman-era statesman and member of the imperial elite, known primarily as the husband of Ottoman princess Sabiha Sultan.
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D.
Sheikh Sejadin
Sheikh Sejadin is a revered holy figure in Yazidism, regarded as one of the important spiritual personages within the Yezidi religious tradition.
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E.
Tahir Pasha
Tahir Pasha was an Ottoman naval commander who led forces during the early 19th-century Greek War of Independence, including at the Battle of Navarino.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Haji Bektash Veli Target entity description: Haji Bektash Veli was a 13th-century Muslim mystic and saint of Anatolia whose teachings inspired the heterodox Bektashi Sufi order and deeply influenced Alevi-Bektashi religious culture.
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A.
Hacı Ivaz Pasha
Hacı Ivaz Pasha was an Ottoman architect and statesman best known for designing the iconic Yeşil Türbe (Green Tomb) in Bursa.
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B.
Gazi Husrev-beg
Gazi Husrev-beg was a prominent 16th-century Ottoman governor and benefactor of Sarajevo, renowned for his extensive architectural and charitable endowments that shaped the city’s cultural and religious life.
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C.
Cemaleddin Bey
Cemaleddin Bey was an Ottoman-era statesman and member of the imperial elite, known primarily as the husband of Ottoman princess Sabiha Sultan.
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D.
Sheikh Sejadin
Sheikh Sejadin is a revered holy figure in Yazidism, regarded as one of the important spiritual personages within the Yezidi religious tradition.
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E.
Tahir Pasha
Tahir Pasha was an Ottoman naval commander who led forces during the early 19th-century Greek War of Independence, including at the Battle of Navarino.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
13th-century religious figure
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Alevi-Bektashi saint ⓘ Anatolian saint ⓘ Muslim mystic ⓘ Sufi saint ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
esoteric interpretation of Islam
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heterodox Islam ⓘ saint veneration ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahi brotherhoods
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Turkoman tribes ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrder |
Bektashi Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
|
| centuryOfActivity | 13th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedAt | Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir, Turkey ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
equality of men and women
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humanism ⓘ inner spiritual purification ⓘ love of God ⓘ tolerance ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
influenced Ottoman-era heterodox Sufi movements
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shaped Alevi-Bektashi ritual practices ⓘ |
| hasMausoleum |
Haji Bektash Veli Complex in Hacıbektaş
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linked to:
Haji Bektash Veli complex in Hacıbektaş
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| honorificTitle |
Hacı
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linked to:
Haji
Veli ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alevism
ⓘ
Bektashism ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
|
| inspired |
Alevi-Bektashi religious culture
ⓘ
Bektashi Order ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
|
| languageOfLegacy |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Alevi-Bektashi communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Alevism
Bektashi dervishes ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
|
| placeOfActivity |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Rum Seljuk Sultanate ⓘ
linked to:
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sufism ⓘ |
| rememberedAs |
foundational figure of Bektashism
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symbol of tolerance in Anatolian Islam ⓘ |
| spiritualLineage |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
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Twelver Shiism (in Alevi-Bektashi understanding) ⓘ
linked to:
Twelver Shia
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| veneratedIn |
Alevi tradition
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Bektashi Order ⓘ
linked to:
Bektashi order
folk Islam in Anatolia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haji Bektash Veli Description of subject: Haji Bektash Veli was a 13th-century Muslim mystic and saint of Anatolia whose teachings inspired the heterodox Bektashi Sufi order and deeply influenced Alevi-Bektashi religious culture.
Referenced by (5)
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