Home›Open Questions›When was Ahmad Yasavi born, and how firm is the death date of 1166?Open QuestionsWhen was Ahmad Yasavi born, and how firm is the death date of 1166?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When was Ahmad Yasavi born, and how firm is the death date of 1166?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-ahmad-yasavi-born-and-how-firm-is-the-death-date-of-1166.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When was Ahmad Yasavi born, and how firm is the death date of 1166?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-ahmad-yasavi-born-and-how-firm-is-the-death-date-of-1166Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-was-ahmad-yasavi-born-and-how-firm, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When was Ahmad Yasavi born, and how firm is the death date of 1166?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-ahmad-yasavi-born-and-how-firm-is-the-death-date-of-1166}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionNo birth year is recorded anywhere, and the received death year rests on hagiographical sources written centuries after the life. Nobody argues for a particular birth year, because there is no evidence to argue from; the reference literature simply omits it.What would resolve this A twelfth or thirteenth century document, endowment record or inscription from Yasi, Sayram or Bukhara that names him with a date.OpenCentral Asian documentary history and Persian hagiographyP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.), The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnAhmad Yasavi, Historical Figures Well-attested Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)tier 1SourcesThe Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editiontier 1P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.), Brill, 2005View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year