Abstract:

The Golden Horde State, which was founded by Genghis Khan’s the grandchild who is Batu Khan, has been Turkified in the historical period with the influence of the Turkish population density in the region of Deşti-Kıpçak. The religion of Islam in the state began to be accepted in the period of Berke Khan. The spread of Muslims and the İslamic appearance of the state were realized in the years of Özbek Khan's (1313-1342) domination. Özbek Khan built mosques, mosques and Madrasas in the cities and gave importance to the establishment of all the rules required by the Islamic religion. In this historical process, the contributions of the sect shadows and their members are undeniable. Ebu Bekir Kalenderi (Aksarayi) is one of the figures who played a very important role in the process of İslamization of the Golden Horde State. He lived in era of Uzbek Khan and his son Canibek. He is not yet known in science world of Turkey. Ebu Bekir Kalender Aksarayi is one of the less known representatives of the Anatolian Kalenderilik (Qalandariyya) sect. Much of his life was spent in the city of Solhat, the former Crimea, which was the residence of the Golden Horde’s Crimean commanders in 1320-1340. He wrote "Kalendername" in these lands where he came to notify İslam. This handwritten work preserved in the Institute of Oriental Sciences of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan. It consists of four hundred pages.  It was written in Persian mesnevi style. The work was translated into Russian in 2017 and printed.

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