Khoja Akhmet Yassawi

Sufi Poet
Person human Q401543
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Summary

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi is a human[1]. He was born in Sayram[2]. He was born on 1103[3]. He passed away in Turkistan[4]. He died on January 1, 1166[5]. He worked as a poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (747 views/month, #7,182 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's place of birth was Sayram[2].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi passed away in Turkistan[4].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi was born on 1103[3].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi was born on 1100[8].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi died on January 1, 1166[5].
  • Burial took place at Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi[9].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi held citizenship in Karakhanid Khanate[10].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi worked as a poet[6].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's field of work was Sufism[11].
  • A notable student of Khoja Akhmet Yassawi was Sulayman Baqirghani[12].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi is recorded as male[14].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi is associated with the Yasawiyya movement[16].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's Commons category is recorded as Ahmad Yasawi[17].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's family name is recorded as Q115301452[18].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's given name is recorded as Ahmed[19].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ahmad Yasawi[20].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi studied under Arslan Bab[21].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi studied under Yusuf Hamdani[22].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chagatai[23].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Karakhanid[24].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Ahmed Yesevi'}[25].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's lifestyle is recorded as mysticism[26].
  • Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's writing language is recorded as Karakhanid[27].

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Origins and Family

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi was born in Sayram[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1103[3] and 1100[8].

Education

Studied under Arslan Bab[21], a Sufi[28], of Karakhanid Khanate[29], awarded the bab[30] and Yusuf Hamdani[22], a murshid[31], 1039–1140[32], of Abbasid Caliphate[33], specialised in Sufism[34].

Career and Affiliations

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's professions included poet[6]. His field of work was Sufism[11]. A notable student of him was Sulayman Baqirghani[12].

Personal Life

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi's religion is recorded as Islam[13].

Death and Burial

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi died on January 1, 1166[5]. He passed away in Turkistan[4]. Burial took place at Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi[9].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Khoja Akhmet Yassawi include Ahmet Yesevi University[35], a public university[36], in Kazakhstan[37], founded in 1991[38], headquartered in Turkistan[39]; Khazret Sultan Mosque[40], a mosque[41], in Kazakhstan[42], founded in 2012[43]; Yasawiyya[44], a tariqa[45]; and Khazret Sultan[46], a mountain[47], in Uzbekistan[48].

Why It Matters

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (747 views/month, #7,182 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for him include Ahmet Yesevi University[35], a public university[36], in Kazakhstan[37], founded in 1991[38], headquartered in Turkistan[39]; Khazret Sultan Mosque[40], a mosque[41], in Kazakhstan[42], founded in 2012[43]; Yasawiyya[44], a tariqa[45]; and Khazret Sultan[46], a mountain[47], in Uzbekistan[48].

FAQs

Where was Khoja Akhmet Yassawi born?

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi was born in Sayram[2].

Where did Khoja Akhmet Yassawi die?

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi passed away in Turkistan[4].

What did Khoja Akhmet Yassawi do for work?

Khoja Akhmet Yassawi worked as poet[6].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 70018
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Enciclopedia galega universal id: 70018, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/192250412|Ahmet Yesevi (#192250412)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6936|Enciclo"
  2. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 935762
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Parsifal cluster id: 935762, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259862|batch #259862]]"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → poet
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged license → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Chagatai, Karakhanid
    Instance of → —
    Country of citizenship → Karakhanid Khanate
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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