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Bobur and the ghazal “Xazon yaprog‘i yanglig‘
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Lessons 24–25 · 2 lessons · B. To‘xliyev, B. Karimov, K. Usmonova. Literature: textbook-collection for Grade 11 of secondary schools and for students of secondary specialised and vocational institutions, Parts 1–2. 1st edition. “O‘zbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi” State Scientific Publishing House, Tashkent, 2018
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Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur

Textbook: Part 1, pp. 158–160
GoalLearn about the personality of Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur and his activity as a statesman and writer.
New words
collection of a poet’s lyric poems · devonaruz, the Eastern quantitative verse system · aruztreatise · risolaBaburnama (Bobur’s memoirs, also called «Vaqoye’») · «Boburnoma»
Explanation

Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur (1483–1530) is introduced in the textbook through the views of two scholars. According to Sayid Sabohiddin Abdurahmon, Bobur lived in India for about three years and eight months after the battle of Panipat, during which he established peace among an unsettled population, involved emirs who knew local customs and made the road between Agra and Kabul safe; he treated religion with respect but did not let sectarian disputes into the court. The English scholar Denison Ross places Bobur in Turkic poetry second only to Navoi: he compiled a divan, wrote the legal work “Mubayyin” in verse, composed a treatise on aruz and translated the “Risolayi volidiya.” He was also the author of the “Vaqoye‘” (that is, the “Boburnoma”) and had a refined understanding of music and other arts.

1483born in Andijan1530died
Worked examples
Example: Bobur involving local emirs shows that as a ruler he took local conditions into account.
Example: Writing “Mubayyin” in verse shows the poet could present even a complex legal subject in poetic form.
Class activity

Timeline: 1483 – birth; the battle of Panipat; about 3 years 8 months in India; 1530 – death. Place them in your notebook and write one sentence for each.

Practice
1
In which years did Bobur live?
2
How long did Bobur live in India and what did he accomplish?
3
Which works of Bobur does Denison Ross list?
4
Why was Bobur’s religious tolerance important in governing the state?