Home›Open Questions›When was Haji Bektash Veli born, and when did he die?Open QuestionsWhen was Haji Bektash Veli born, and when did he die?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When was Haji Bektash Veli born, and when did he die?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/when-was-haji-bektash-veli-born-and-when-did-he-die.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When was Haji Bektash Veli born, and when did he die?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/when-was-haji-bektash-veli-born-and-when-did-he-dieCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-was-haji-bektash-veli-born-and-when, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When was Haji Bektash Veli born, and when did he die?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/when-was-haji-bektash-veli-born-and-when-did-he-die}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionHaji Bektash Veli's life is known only through Bektashi hagiography composed generations after him, and even the commonly repeated 1209 to 1271 dates compete with other traditional accounts that differ by decades on both ends.What would resolve this A thirteenth century Anatolian source, inscription or administrative record naming Haji Bektash Veli and a date, independent of the later Bektashi hagiographic tradition that presently supplies the only accounts of his life.OpenHistory of Sufism, Ottoman and Anatolian historyJ. Spencer Trimingham, The Sufi Orders in IslamCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnHaji Bektash Veli, Historical Figures Well-attested Source The Sufi Orders in IslamJ. Spencer Triminghamtier 1SourcesThe Sufi Orders in Islamtier 1J. Spencer Trimingham, Oxford University Press, 1971View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year