Faith / Tomb (türbe)
Tomb of Şah Sultan Hatun
Çandır, Yozgat
A kümbet with an octagonal body and pyramidal cap, commissioned in 1499–1500 by the Dulkadirid Şahruh Bey for his wife Şah Sultan Hatun.
Its story
The Tomb of Şah Sultan Hatun, in the Çandır district center, is one of the rare monuments of the Dulkadirid Principality period. According to the inscription inside, it was commissioned in 905 AH (1499–1500) by Şahruh Bey, son of the Dulkadirid ruler Alaüddevle Bey, in the name of his wife Şah Sultan Hatun. The octagonal-plan body of carefully cut stones is covered with a pyramidal cap. The entrance is arranged as a deep barrel-vaulted iwan. The building, about five centuries old, is preserved as the district's most important historic monument.
Key facts
- Plan
- Octagonal, pyramidal cap
- Built
- 1499–1500 (905 AH)
- Admission
- Free (from outside)
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Quiet
Location
39.24093, 35.51102
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://kureansiklopedi.com/tr/detay/candir-sah-sultan-hatun-turbesi-225b2 | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135582413