1. Amir Kulal, Persian:, Arabic:, birth name Shams ud-Din, was a Persian Sufi Islamic scholar, widely considered to be one of the most influential in history.
23 Facts About Amir Kulal
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Amir Kulal was a member of the mystical Khajagan order.
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Amir Kulal's father was the Sufi scholar Saif ud-Din Hamza, a sayyid descendant of Muhammad.
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Amir Kulal had a number of students who later became prominent figures in history, including Baha-ud-Din Naqshband.
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Amir Kulal's father, Amir Saif ud-Din Hamza, was a direct descendant of Husain ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad.
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The Amir Kulal tribe settled in the area of modern-day Vabkent near the end of the twelfth century.
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The Amir Kulal youth were almost always successful, instilling the idea of the Amir Kulal tribe as superior and fierce warriors.
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Shams ud-Din Amir Kulal was elected as tribe's head after his father's death.
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Amir Kulal continued to teach at the madrasa, even when he was head of the tribe.
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Legend says that Baha ud-Din was ordered to execute a man who had angered the king, but right before his execution the accused called upon Amir Kulal, identifying him as his teacher.
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Amir Kulal intervened and the accused was set free on his intercession.
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Amir Kulal was Amir's guest at the city and was guided towards Bukhara, then at a day's travel from Vabkent.
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Sometimes Amir Kulal's tomb is confused with the tomb of his grandfather.
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Amir Kulal's grandfather was Turghai and Barlas Tribe's spiritual mentor.
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None of the books written by Amir Kulal still exist, although some excerpts and essays have survived in the family library.
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Three copies of a biography of Amir Kulal "Maqamat-i-Amir Kulal" written by his great-grandson Shihab ul-Din have survived.
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At Ulugh Beg's madrasa Amir Kulal Kalan was considered one of the top ten teachers with unparalleled proficiency in ulum-i-yaainia, dinia and ulum-i-shariat.
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Amir Sultan, another grandson of Amir Kulal married Ottoman Sultan, Bayezid I's daughter.
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The generations following Amir Kulal lived in Bukhara for more than a century.
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Some notable descendants included: Amir Hamzah Ibn Amir Kulal, known as Baba Mir, a leading Naqshbandi Sufi saint with large following of spiritual proteges; Amir Hasan Zaman Ibn Amir Hamzah, buried in Sokhar near Bukhara.
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Amir Kulal died in Agra, India and was buried in the courtyard of a Madrasa built by him.
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Amir Kulal Shaykh Muhammad Zaman Sikandrabadi Ibn Amir Kulal Shah Sajawal was a leading noble of Sikandrabad.
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Amir Kulal lived in the reign of emperor Muhammad Shah and was awarded with an estate at Akbarpur, Salarpur near Delhi.