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Alisher Navoi

Type Figure Region Herat Time 1441–1501 Also known as Navoi、Navai

Poet, politician and arts patron at the Herat court of the Timurid Empire, famed for writing in Chagatai Turkic, promoting it as a written literary l…

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  1. 1441–1460Herat · HeratBorn into a noble Herat family, he received an Islamic and Persian literary education from childhood and befriended Husayn Bayqara, who would later become sultan, laying the foundation for his political and literary career.
  2. 1469–1480Herat · HeratAfter Husayn Bayqara ascended the throne, Navoi held important court posts, took part in governance and diplomacy, and composed poetry in both Chagatai and Persian, becoming a central figure of the Herat Renaissance.
  3. 1480–1501Herat · HeratHe created Chagatai classics such as the Four Divans and systematically argued for Chagatai's status as a literary language; he patronized miniature painting and architecture, and oversaw the building of madrasas, mosques and libraries, making Herat the cultural capital of Central Asia by the late 15th century.

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