A Comparative Analysis of the Image Of Ulugbek in Tazkiras and Historical Works
Keywords:
Ulugh Beg, Timurid period, Tazkirat al-shu’ara, Majalis al-Nafais, tazkiras, historical sources, historiography, patron of science and culture, comparative analysisAbstract
This article examines various aspects of the image of Mirzo Ulugh Beg, an outstanding scholar and statesman of the Timurid period, as reflected in tazkiras and historical works. Particular attention is paid to the representations of Ulugh Beg found in “Majolis un-nafois” by Alisher Navoi and “Tazkirat ush-shuaro” by Davlatshah Samarqandi, as well as to the information presented in the works of such historians as Khwandamir, Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi. The study demonstrates that these sources present Ulugh Beg from different methodological perspectives. In tazkira literature, he is primarily portrayed as a patron of science and culture, whereas in historical works he appears as a political figure actively involved in the socio-political processes of his time.
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