Emir Ahmed Buhari Tomb

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Person in the Tomb:

Emir Ahmed Buhari

Location of the Tomb:

Fatih, İstanbul

Title:

Sheikh, Sayyid (Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad)

Birth / Death:

1445 – 1516

About the Person:
  • Seyyid Emir Ahmed-i Buhari, born in 1445 in Bukhara, was a descendant of Husayn. Affiliated with the spiritual lineage of Mahmud-i Fağnevi and Ubeydullah Ahrar, he was one of the prominent figures of the Naqshbandiyya path.
  • He was sent to Anatolia alongside Abdullah-i Ilahi and served in Simav before settling in Istanbul after completing his pilgrimage. In the 1470s, he turned his residence in the Fatih district into a dervish lodge and, with the support of Sultan Bayezid II, established the first major Naqshbandi center in the city.
  • He passed away in 1516 at the age of 73. According to tradition, a lunar eclipse occurred on the night of his death.
About the Tomb:

Construction Year: 16th century

Ordered by: Sultan Bayezid II

Architect: Unknown

Prominent Features:

  • The tomb has an octagonal plan and a protruding mass.
  • It is covered with a lead-coated dome.
  • The facades are completely covered with marble; horizontal moldings and pilasters at the corners add movement to the architecture.
  • There is a small cemetery around the tomb; although many of the tombstones have not survived to the present day, the remaining stones attract attention with their line and stonework.