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Pir Sultan Abdal (born Haydar) is an important religious figure in Alevism of Turkmen origin, who is thought to have been born in the village of Banaz in present-day Sivas Province, Turkey. He is considered legendary among his followers.
Pîr Sultan Abdal (Banazlı Âşık Pîr Sultan), 16. yüzyılda Anadolu'da yaşadığı varsayılan Alevi-Bektaşi Türk /Türkmen âşık, sözlü Türkçe ve âşık halk edebiyatının, Alevi inancının en önemli temsilcilerinden Yedi Ulu Ozan'dan biri, zakir ve dede.
Pir Sultan Abdal, 16'ncı yüzyılın şairi olarak tanınır. Aşk, tasavvuf ve mücadele konularında şiirler yazan, Alevi gelenekleri ve tarikat içinde yetişti.
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…
About Pir Sultan Abdal. There is very little of a scholarly nature written about Pir Sultan Abdal in English. Sometimes he, or his persona as understood from his lyrics and oral tradition, is mentioned in the footnotes of works concerning 16th century Ottoman history, particularly in respect to Ottoman-Safavid conflict and rebellion in Anatolia.
Pir Sultan Abdal (ca. 1480 - 1550) was an Alevit poet. Alevits are the members of the Alevitism, a faith community in Islam. He lived in Turkey and wrote his poems in Turkish. In his poems, he used a direct and clear language.
Pir Sultan Abdal dominates the Turkish Alevi-Bektaşi oral lyric tradition in his influence through text and persona and is counted as one of the seven great bards, the yedi ulu ozan, of Alevi-Bektaşi ritual tradition.
