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Ethnographic Insights Into Central Asian History From “Devonu Lug‘Otit Turk”
Abstract
This article explores Mahmud al-Kashgari’s 11th-century work Compendium of Turkic Dialects (Devonu Lug‘otit Turk) as a valuable ethnographic source for understanding the cultural and historical development of Turkic peoples in Central Asia. The study examines tribal ethnonyms, geographic distribution, and social structures, with a focus on prominent tribes such as the Kipchaks, Karluks, and Oghuz. It also highlights urban cultural centers like Bukhara, Samarkand, and Khwarezm, revealing the complex interplay between nomadic and sedentary lifestyles, religious syncretism, and ethnogenesis processes in the Turkic world.
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Mahmud al-Kashgari, Compendium of Turkic Dialects, ethnogenesis of Turkic peoples, history of Central Asia
References
Al-Kashgari, Mahmud. (1988). Devonu Lug‘otit Turk. Tashkent: Fan.
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Golden, P. B. (1992). An Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
Minorsky, V. (1942). “The Turkic Nations.” The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.
Klyashtorny, S. G. (2004). “The Ethnogenesis of the Turkic Peoples.” Historical and Ethnographic Studies
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