The Importance of Sources in the Study of the Literary Personality of the Timurids

Abstract

The concept of a literary personality expresses the literary and cultural accumulation of the artist, which differs from the personality unique to each person. In this sense, the Timurids-mirzas, who were outstanding and at the same time rulers of the period in the cultural sphere of the XV century, appeared in the sources as literary people or literary figures. If you count some sources related to the topic: "Majalis-un-nafais" Alisher Navoi, "Tazkirat-ush-shuara" of Devletsah Samarkandi, "Wakaya" (Baburname) of Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur, "Habib-us-siyar" of Giyaseddin Khandemir, "Tarikh-i Rashidi" of Muhammed Haider Mirza, "Ravzat-us-Salatin" by Fakhr-i Heravi, "Badee-ul-wakaye” of Zayniddin Vosifiy, "Muzakkir-ul-ahbab" of Hasanhoja Nisari.Throughout history, there have been many rulers who wrote poetry or engaged in other arts. However, this is a very rare event in the history of literature, when there are many masters who grew up from the same dynasty. In this respect, it is a fact that the Timurid rulers did not require much evidence that they were interested in and interested in literature, artistic creativity, and ingenuity.Having stated the value of the Timurid mirzas in reflecting their literary personality in the above-mentioned and related sources, we have defined the purpose and duty to indicate how clear the ideas of the authors of the mentioned works are and what are the principles underlying them.The article explains the significance of the Timurids for the Turkish language and literature by citing examples from Alisher Navai's book " Majalis-un-nafais", whose works they wrote in Chagatai Turkic and other sources. In fact, the information contained in the sources about Shahrukhmirza, Khalil Sultan, Mohammad Mumin mirza, Shah Garib mirza, and Zahiriddin Mohammad Babur has been identified, described, and analyzed.