Kadi Burhan al-Din

Burhān al-Dīn
Ruler of the Eretnids
Reign1381–1398
Born8 January 1345
Kayseri
Diedc. 1398 (aged 52–53)
Erzincan
FatherShams al-Din Muhammad
ReligionSunni Islam

Kadi Ahmad Burhan al-Din (8 January 1345 – 1398)[a] was vizier to the Eretnid rulers of Anatolia. In 1381, he took over Eretnid lands and claimed the title of sultan for himself. He is most often referred to by the title Qadi, a name for Islamic judges, which was his first occupation.
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