Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reorganizer of the bektashi sufi order”. Today it says “turcoman bektashi sufi who established and codified the bektashi order at the beginning of the 16th century”.
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Balım Sultan (d. circa 1517/1519) was a Turcoman Bektashi sufi who established and codified the Bektashi Order at the beginning of the 16th century. The mystical practices and rituals of the Bektashi were systematized and structured by Balım, after which many of the order's distinct practices and beliefs took shape. He is considered the primary personality in the Bektashi Order after Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli ( Haji Bektash ) and is regarded as the “Second Pir ” ( pīr-e ṯānī or second elder).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Balım Sultan was a reorganizer of the Bektashi Sufi order. He was born to tekke abbott Sersem Ali Baba and a Serbian Orthodox Christian mother. He held the title Pir-i Sani (the second leader). He died in 1516. v t e
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Balım Sultan is the greatest personality in the Bektashi Order after Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli ( Haji Bektash ) and he is regarded as the “Second Pir”.He was born in 1457 in the town of Dimetoka .He died in 1517.It is widely accepted that his father was Mursel Baba and his mother was a Serbian / Bulgarian princess. v t e
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Balım Sultan (d. circa 1517/1519) was a Bektashi sufi who established and codified the Bektashi Order at the beginning of the 16th century.The mystical practices and rituals of the Bektashi were systematized and structured by Balım, after which many of the order's distinct practices and beliefs took shape.He is considered the primary personality in the Bektashi Order after Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli ( Haji Bektash ) and is regarded as the “Second Pir ” ( pīr-e ṯānī or the second elder).
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Balım Sultan (d. circa 1517/1519) was a Bektashi sufi who established and codified the Bektashi Order at the beginning of the 16th century. The mystical practices and rituals of the Bektashi were systematized and structured by Balım, after which many of the order's distinct practices and beliefs took shape. He is considered the primary personality in the Bektashi Order after Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli ( Haji Bektash ) and is regarded as the “Second Pir ” ( pīr-e ṯānī or second elder).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reorganizer of the bektashi sufi order”. Today it says “turcoman bektashi sufi who established and codified the bektashi order at the beginning of the 16th century”. Read the current article and compare.
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reorganizer of the bektashi sufi order
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turcoman bektashi sufi who established and codified the bektashi order at the beginning of the 16th century
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