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Pir Sultan Abdal

1480 - 1550

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Pir Sultan Abdal (born Haydar) is an important religious figure in Alevism of Turkmen origin, who is thought to have been born in the village of Banaz in present-day Sivas Province, Turkey. He is considered legendary among his followers. His life is reconstructed from folkloric sources, especially religious poems which are believed to have been composed by himself and transmitted by ashiks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pir Sultan Abdal has received more than 137,993 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Pir Sultan Abdal is the 2,042nd most popular writer (down from 1,802nd in 2019), the 668th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 576th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Turkish Writer.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pir Sultan Abdal ranks 2,042 out of 5,755. Before him are Mohamed Choukri, James M. Cain, Joseph Kessel, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Felice Romani, and Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky. After him are Paul Adam, Fujiwara no Teika, Joachim Neander, Fred Vargas, Herman Bang, and Richard Adams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, Pir Sultan Abdal ranks 25. Before him are Jean Clouet, António de Abreu, Sebastián de Belalcázar, Juan de Grijalva, Pedro Damiano, and Herri met de Bles. After him are Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Antonio de Guevara, Girolamo Aleandro, Girolamo Savoldo, Duarte Barbosa, and Vannoccio Biringuccio. Among people deceased in 1550, Pir Sultan Abdal ranks 9. Before him are Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Claude, Duke of Guise, Andrea Alciato, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Françoise d'Alençon, and Jón Arason. After him are Gian Giorgio Trissino, Ambrosius Benson, Sebald Beham, Tabinshwehti, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, and Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Pir Sultan Abdal ranks 668 out of 1,301. Before him are Mustafa Balel (1945), Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha (1713), Nausiphanes (-400), Anthemius (400), Gainas (400), and Matthew of Edessa (1100). After him are Philostorgius (368), John Argyropoulos (1415), Zannanza (-1350), Lucia, Countess of Tripoli (1265), Marcellinus Comes (450), and Dorotheus of Gaza (510).

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Among WRITERS In Turkey

Among writers born in Turkey, Pir Sultan Abdal ranks 61. Before him are Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Theodore I (1290), Adnan Oktar (1956), Methodius of Olympus (260), Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), and Mustafa Balel (1945). After him are Marcellinus Comes (450), Nihal Atsız (1905), Quadratus of Athens (100), Bâkî (1526), Cigerxwîn (1903), and Phocylides (-560).

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