Ehmedê Xanî

Ehmedê Xanî

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Female

  • Place of Birth

    Agri, Turkey

Biography

Ahmed-i Hani was born in 1650-51 in the Han Village of Cukurca district of Hakkari. His father's name is Sheikh Ilyas and his mother's name is Gulnigar. He is known as Ahmed-i Hani (Ehmede Xanî, Ahmed of Hani) because he is from the Hani tribe, a branch of the Pinyanisi Tribe, and was born in the Han village.

Ahmed-i Hani died in Dogubayazit in 1707. His tomb is in Agri Dogubayazit.

Known For

Crew