Summary
Karakhanid (Qarakhānid) literature is a general term traditionally applied in the field of Turkic studies to designate a linguistically heterogeneous group of literary texts with a wide variety of content written in Turkic during the reign of the Karakhanids (382–609/992–1212), the first dynasty of Turkic origin in the Perso-Islamic world that used Turkic as an official and literary language. It is important to note, however, that the Karakhanid state was divided into two branches; the eastern branch ruled over Semirechye (today’s southeastern Kazakhstan), Farghana (Farghāna,
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- Publisher(s):Brill
- Language:eng
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- wc:ALei2813
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