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Rabghuzi and excerpts from “Qisasi Rabg‘uziy”

Lessons 15–16 · 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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Nosiruddin Rabg‘uziy

Textbook: Part 1, p. 100
GoalLearn about the life of Nosiruddin Rabghuzi and the circumstances in which “Qisasi Rabg‘uziy” was written.
New words
judge (Islamic-law judge) · qozipreface, introduction · muqaddimayear of the Hijri calendar · hijriy yilpoem of praise · madhiya
Explanation

Nosiruddin Rabghuzi lived in the second half of the 13th and early 14th centuries and was born at a place called Raboti O‘g‘uz in Khorezm. In the preface to the work he mentions that his father Burhoniddin was the qazi (judge) of Raboti O‘g‘uz. “Qisasi Rabg‘uziy” was written in the year 710 of the Hijri calendar, i.e. in 1309–1310, at the request of Nosiruddin To‘qbo‘g‘a. The author praises this official in the work and dedicates a short poem of praise to him. Although he was a major poet and prose writer, no information survives about his other works.

Worked examples
Example: The year 710 of the Hijri calendar corresponds to 1309–1310, so the work belongs to the early 14th century.
Example: That the work was written on commission is seen from the author naming his patron in the preface and the praise poem.
Class activity

Mini-research: link the period when Rabghuzi lived (late 13th – early 14th century) with events in your history textbook and write a three-sentence note.

Practice
1
Where was Rabghuzi born?
2
When was the work written and at whose request?
3
Who was Rabghuzi’s father?
4
Why does information about Rabghuzi’s life come mainly from the work itself?