Kāmil Khvārazmī

by Péri, Benedek

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Kāmil Khvārazmī (Uzbek, Komil Khorazmiy, 1825–99) was a scribe, statesman, translator, musician, poet, and an acknowledged exponent of nineteenth-century Central Asian Turkish (Chaghatay) literary tradition. His original name was Pahlavān Muḥammad Niyāz ʿAbdallāh Ākhundoghli. Born to a family of intellectuals in Khiwa, he was educated in the traditional madrasa system. He became well versed in both Persian and Central Asian Turkish literature and began to compose poetry and music at an early ag…

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Kāmil Khvārazmī (Uzbek, Komil Khorazmiy, 1825–99) was a scribe, statesman, translator, musician, poet, and an acknowledged exponent of nineteenth-century Central Asian Turkish (Chaghatay) literary tradition. His original name was Pahlavān Muḥammad Niyāz ʿAbdallāh Ākhundoghli. Born to a family of intellectuals in Khiwa, he was educated in the traditional madrasa system. He became well versed in both Persian and Central Asian Turkish literature and began to compose poetry and music at an early age. He was employed as a court scribe during the reign of Sayyid Muḥammad Bahādur Khān (

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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eng Islam

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Péri, Benedek

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