Tomb of Ahi Evren
Tomb of Ahi Evren is a part of mosque-tomb complex in Kırşehir, Turkey.
Geography
The complex is in the center of Kırşehir at . The complex also houses the branch office of the Ministry of Culture.History
Ahi Evren, a leader of the Ahi Brotherhood and Muslim preacher in Anatolia in the 13th century was a leather dealer when he organized Muslim craftsmen in to a guild. His system worked well up to the 19th century and he is still considered as an honorary leader of the craftsmen. He was killed in 1261 by the Mongols.His tomb was built much later by Hasan Bey, an Ahi craftsman in 1450. In 1481 Bozkurt of Dulkadir a bey of Dulkadir Beylik which briefly captured Kırşehir, renewed and enlarged the complex by adding a zaviye. The exact place of his grave was predicted only by the location of other Ahi graves. The room was decorated in the 19th century.