Language policy in the Timurid period and the status of the Turkic language

Baynazarov, Zokir Maxmudovich

Lingvospektr · 2026-yil

Annotatsiya

Studying the historical roots of the Uzbek literary language and its place in state and social life is necessary for scholarly grounding of present-day language policy. The Timurid period (1370-1507) is especially relevant, since Turkic then rose from a dynastic and military language to a classical literary language. The period’s language situation has mostly been studied from a literary perspective, leaving language policy insufficiently explored. The article analyses the status of Turkic alongside Arabic and Persian and court language practice. The study draws on chronicles, inscriptions, manuscripts copied by bakhshis, yarliqs and letters, and data on madrasa education. It shows that Arabic served religion and genealogy, Persian served the chancery and monumental inscriptions, and Turkic was the language of the dynasty, the army, yarliqs and the bakhshis’ book culture. In the fifteenth century Turkic became a literary language through court patronage, a process theorised in the treatise “Muhakamat al-lughatayn”.

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MualliflarBaynazarov, Zokir Maxmudovich
JurnalLingvospektr
NashriyotЎзбекистон давлат жаҳон тиллари университети, “Modern Scientific Research” MChJ
ISSN3060-4958
Nashr sanasi2026-11-01
Jild10
Son1
Betlar169-180
TilIngliz
Ilmiy sohaTarix
DOI10.5281/zenodo.23861182
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-11-02

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23861182 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi

Kalit so‘zlar

Timurids, Turkic language, language policy, Chaghatay, Uyghur script, Alisher Navoi

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APABaynazarov, Zokir Maxmudovich (2026). Language policy in the Timurid period and the status of the Turkic language. Lingvospektr, 10(1), 169-180. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23861182
GOST (OAK)Baynazarov, Zokir Maxmudovich Language policy in the Timurid period and the status of the Turkic language // Lingvospektr. – 2026. – T. 10, № 1. – P. 169-180. – DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23861182.
MLABaynazarov, Zokir Maxmudovich. “Language policy in the Timurid period and the status of the Turkic language.” Lingvospektr, 10(1), 169-180, 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23861182
ChicagoBaynazarov, Zokir Maxmudovich. “Language policy in the Timurid period and the status of the Turkic language.” Lingvospektr, 10(1), 169-180 (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23861182
HarvardBaynazarov, Zokir Maxmudovich (2026) ‘Language policy in the Timurid period and the status of the Turkic language’, Lingvospektr, 10(1), 169-180. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23861182
BibTeX
@article{baynazarovzokirmaxmudovich2026,
  title = {Language policy in the Timurid period and the status of the Turkic language},
  author = {Baynazarov, Zokir Maxmudovich},
  journal = {Lingvospektr},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {10},
  number = {1},
  pages = {169-180},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23861182},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23861182}
}

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