The Role of the Great Turkish Khan Babur and his Generatıon in the Development of Turkish Literature

Sebahat Deniz

Ўзбекистон: тил ва маданият · 2023-yil

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In the state tradition of the Turks, the vast majority of Turkish khans were also poets. It is even known that some of them had a diwan (a collection of poems by one author) or had enough poems to compile a diwan. These Khans, who were poets themselves, gathered poets in the- ir court, gave them patronage, and rewarded them in various ways for the poems they wrote. Babür is also one of the leading figures in Turkish history holding the title of a ruler with a diwan. In his memoir (Vekayi/ Babürname), he mentions the names of some of the poets in the royal circle and shares his thoughts about them, their poems, and their poetry. In his artistic life, especially Ali Shir Navoi holds an important place. From the 16th century onwards, the Babur’s palaces became a refuge for some poets fleeing from the Safavid oppression in Iran, and they were granted various priviledges. Thus, with the support of the Turkish Khans, who were also poets, a literary movement reflecting the Turkish and Iranian taste emerged in the Indian lands. This literary style is called Sebk-i Hindi, which has gained popularity and spread to India, Afghanis- tan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Anatolia. Later on, while it was abandoned by Persian poets it lived on in the Turkish territories. It is possible to explain this situation by the intense Turkish influence on the emergence of this style, which was mostly adopted by poets of Turkish origin in Persian literature. Sebk-i Hindî style began to have a noticeable influence on Turkish literature at the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th cen- tury. Later in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the number of poets using this style gradually increased. While some poets are known by the name “Sebk-i hindî poets”, traces of this style can be seen in other poets to a greater or lesser extent. This style can also be observed in the poets of the last period, even if it is not termed as Sebk-i Hindî. Reflecting the Turkish taste that emerged in Babur’s palaces and flourished in the palaces of Shah Jahan and Alemgir, this style has influen- ced Turkish literature until the present day, proving to what extent Babur and his generation contributed to the development of Turkish literature. In this study, the poetry features of the Turkish Khans will be emp- hasised first; then, after giving brief information about Babur, the patrona- ge of poets by the Babur’s palases in India will be evaluated together with its reasons, and information will be given about Sebk-i Hindî (Hind style), a literary style that emerged there, the role and influence of this style and thus the role and influence of Babür Shah and his generation on the deve- lopment of Turkish literature will be determined.

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MualliflarSebahat Deniz
JurnalЎзбекистон: тил ва маданият
Nashr sanasi2023-09-10
Jild3
Betlar43-57
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DOI10.52773/tsuull.uzlc.2023.3/azvw9681

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