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Alisher Navoi – a great Uzbek poet, thinker, statesman, and one of the founders of Turkic literature. Through his poetry in the “Chagatai language” (Old Uzbek), he left a literary legacy for the entire Turkic world. Life and scholarly work Alisher Navoi was born on February 9, 1441, in Herat. From a young age, he was thirsty for knowledge and also created freely in Persian and Arabic. He wrote the “Khamsa” – five great epics – taking Uzbek epic poetry to new heights. Political activity During the Timurid Empire, Navoi held high-ranking government positions. He was known for his just…