Amir Sultan Cemetery

Amir Sultan Cemetery
Amir Sultan Cemetery
Details
Established	15th century
Location	Bursa
Country	Turkey

40°10′55″N 29°4′48″E / 40.18194°N 29.08000°E / 40.18194; 29.08000

Amir Sultan Cemetery is a historical cemetery located in Yıldırım district of Bursa. The cemetery is named after the Islamic philosopher Amir Sultan.^[1]

History

In the 14th century, after the Amir Sultan Mosque was built in the region during the Ottoman period and Amir Sultan's funeral was buried in the region,^[2] the people of Bursa wanted to bury the deceased people here.^[3] Upon this request, the area next to the mosque was turned into a cemetery. With the construction of the mosque and the cemetery, the population in the region increased and Emirsultan district was established.^[4] Most of Bursa's famous people were buried in this cemetery.^[5]

Notable burials

References

^ "Graveyard of the Emir Sultan Mosque, Bursa, Turkey, 1980". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ Kuran, Aptullah (1996). "A Spatial Study of Three Ottoman Capitals: Bursa, Edirne, and Istanbul". Muqarnas. 13: 114–131. doi:10.2307/1523255. ISSN 0732-2992. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
^ Mermutlu, Bedri (2017). "Bursa'nın Tarihi Mahalleleri" (PDF). Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Bursa Kitaplığı (in Turkish): 113–121. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via isamveri.org.
^ Hızlı, Mefail. "Osmanlı Dönemi Bursa Mezarlıkları" (PDF). Uludağ University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via isamveri.org.
^ "Meşhur kabristan büyütülüyor - Bursa Hayat Gazetesi". www.bursahayat.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

External links

Amir Sultan at Find a Grave

[1] "Graveyard of the Emir Sultan Mosque, Bursa, Turkey, 1980". digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

[2] Kuran, Aptullah (1996). "A Spatial Study of Three Ottoman Capitals: Bursa, Edirne, and Istanbul". Muqarnas. 13: 114–131. doi:10.2307/1523255. ISSN 0732-2992. Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

[3] Mermutlu, Bedri (2017). "Bursa'nın Tarihi Mahalleleri" (PDF). Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Bursa Kitaplığı (in Turkish): 113–121. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via isamveri.org.

[4] Hızlı, Mefail. "Osmanlı Dönemi Bursa Mezarlıkları" (PDF). Uludağ University. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2022-03-11 – via isamveri.org.

[5] "Meşhur kabristan büyütülüyor - Bursa Hayat Gazetesi". www.bursahayat.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-03-13. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

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