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Ali-Shir Nava'i
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Ali-Shir Nava'i, also known as Nizām-al-Din ʿAli-Shir Herawī was a Timurid poet, writer, statesman, linguist, Hanafi Maturidi mystic and painter who was the greatest representative of Chagatai literat
16th-century portrait of Ali-Shir Nava'i by Mahmud Muzahhib, now located in the Museum of the Astan Quds Razavi in Mashhad, Iran
16th-century portrait of Ali-Shir Nava'i by Mahmud Muzahhib, now located in the Museum of the Astan Quds Razavi in Mashhad, Iran
Mystics in a garden, an illustration to Sadd-i Iskandari by Qasim Ali. Herat, c. 1485. Bodleian Library
Mystics in a garden, an illustration to Sadd-i Iskandari by Qasim Ali. Herat, c. 1485. Bodleian Library
A page from Nava'i's diwan. From the library of Suleiman the Magnificent.
A page from Nava'i's diwan. From the library of Suleiman the Magnificent.
The top exterior of Nava'i's Khamsa (Five Poems) on display at the Walters Art Museum. This copy dates to the 16th century.
The top exterior of Nava'i's Khamsa (Five Poems) on display at the Walters Art Museum. This copy dates to the 16th century.
Chagatai language
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Chagatai, also known as Turki, Eastern Turkic, or Chagatai Turkic, was a Turkic language that was once widely spoken across Central Asia. It remained the shared literary language in the region until t
Ali-Shir Nava'i
…Ali-Shir Nava'i (9 February 1441 – 3 January 1501), also known as Nizām-al-Din ʿAli-Shir Herawī (Chagatai: نظام الدین علی شیر نوایی) was a Timurid poet, writer, statesman, linguist, Hanafi Maturidi mystic and painter who was the greatest representative of…
Lizheng Gate at the Chengde Mountain Resort. The second column from the left is the Chagatai language written in Perso-Arabic Nastaliq script which re
Lizheng Gate at the Chengde Mountain Resort. The second column from the left is the Chagatai language written in Perso-Arabic Nastaliq script which reads Rawshan Otturādaqi Darwāza.
Late 15th century Chagatai Turkic text in Nastaliq script
Late 15th century Chagatai Turkic text in Nastaliq script
A 1553 manuscript copy of Ali-Shir Nava'i’s Chagatai verse translation of the story Shaykh Sanan and the Christian Maiden, which forms part of his mat
A 1553 manuscript copy of Ali-Shir Nava'i’s Chagatai verse translation of the story Shaykh Sanan and the Christian Maiden, which forms part of his mathnawi Lisan al-Tayr, a Turkic adaptation of Mantiq al-Tayr by Attar of Nishapur.