Sherali Joʻrayev
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Sherali Joʻrayev was an Uzbek singer, songwriter, poet, author, and actor. He was an influential figure in Uzbek cultural life for nearly five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the
Sherali Joʻrayev
Babur
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Babur was the founder of the Mughal Empire in South Asia. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his father and mother, respectively. He was also given the posthumous name of Firdaws Ma
Sherali Joʻrayev
…everyday Uzbek vocabulary. While Joʻrayev usually wrote both the music and lyrics to his songs, he also used lines from the poems of Ali-Shir Nava'i, Babur, Jami, Rumi, Abdulla Oripov, and Erkin Vohidov in his songs. Joʻrayev wrote the screenplay and played the leading role in the 1989 film Sherali va…
Portrait of Babur in the Late Shah Jahan Album, painted c. 1640. Smithsonian Collections.
Detail of Babur's dynastic seal, from a Mughal land grant dating from August 1527
Babur Family Tree
Babur as the young Emir of Fergana, joining forces with Sultan Ali Mirza in 1497 near Samarqand. Painted c. 1589 (Baburnama).