Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
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| Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur | |
| Khan | |
| Born | August 24, 1603 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Urgench, Khanate of Khiva |
| Died | 1663 |
| Place of death | Khiva |
| Father | 'Arab Muhammad Khan |
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur (August 24, 1603; Urgench, Khanate of Khiva – 1663; Khiva) was a khan of Khiva and a historian of Chagatai Turkish literature.
The son of ruler 'Arab Muhammad Khan, he fled to the Safavid court in Isfahan after a power struggle arose among him and his brothers. He lived there in exile from 1629 until 1639 studying Persian and Arabic history. In 1644 of 1645 he acceded to the throne, a position he would hold for twenty years.
His most famous work is the Chagatai-language Shajare-i Tarakime, a compilation of the work of Rashid al-Din and semi-legendary Turkic oral traditions. The work was finalized by his son, Abu al-Muzaffar Anusha Muham mad Bahadur, in 1665. The work focuses on the Shaybanid dynasty but is not considered to be historically accurate. It does however give a good picture of Turkic historical understanding of the time and the introduction gives an account of Genghis Khan and his sons and was read in Europe during the 18th century.
[edit] Works
- 1659: Shajare-i Tarakime (The Genealogical Tree of the Turkmen)
[edit] References
- "Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 11 June 2006 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9003414>.
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