Seyid Yahya Bakuvi
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Who is Seyid Yahya Bakuvi?
Seyid Yahya Bakuvi – was an Azerbaijani scientist and philosopher of medieval ages. Seyid Yahya Bakuvi was born in Shamakhi into a rich family. Seyid Yahya Bakuvi lived in the 15th century, in Baku in the palace of Khalilullah I. In his youth he was engaged in Sufism, and was a follower of the eminent Sheikh Sadr ad-Din al Khalvati, leader of the tariqa’s Shirvan. After the sheikh’s death, Seyid Yahya quarreled with a student Pirizade about who would lead Khalvati’s sect; he then left Shamakhi to move to Baku. In Baku he settled in the palace of Khalilullah I, where he enjoyed wide popularity as a philosopher and scientist. Soon the number of his followers exceeded ten thousand people.
According to one source, the date of Bakuvi’s death was 862 AH, to another it was 868 AH. There is a mausoleum of Seyid Yahya Bakuvi in the Shirvanshahs’ Palace complex. The date on that building is the date of mausoleum's construction.
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