Barak Baba (Persian:براق بابا; 1257–1307) was aTurkomandervish.[1]
He was born in a village nearTokat. His father came from an affluent background.[2] Legendary narratives identify him as theSeljukSultan of RumKaykaus II (r. 1246–62), who took refuge in theByzantine Empire, while his son was adopted by thepatriarch inConstantinople and subsequently converted toChristianity. He was restored to his Islamic origins by dervishSarı Saltık, who honored him asBarak ("hairless dog" inKipchak languages) after he eagerly swallowed Sarı Saltık's spit.[1]