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Baba Dhu'l-Nun

بابا ذو النون

1526 CE · 932 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Baba Dhu'l-Nun, leader of the 1526 rising around Yozgat; al-Salabi calls it a 'Shi'i Rafidi' revolt that mustered three to four thousand rebels, imposed kharaj on the district, and defeated the first Ottoman captains sent against it — ending in his defeat, his head sent to Istanbul 1.

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Summary

Baba Dhu'l-Nun, leader of the 1526 rising around Yozgat under Süleyman 1.

The rising

Al-Salabi calls it a 'Shi'i Rafidi' revolt that mustered three to four thousand rebels and imposed kharaj on the district, growing strong enough to defeat the first Ottoman captains sent to suppress it; it ended in his defeat, his head sent to Istanbul 1.

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 200
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