Salur Kazan’in Esir Olduğu Boy

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"Salur Kazan’in Esir Olduğu Boy" is one of the heroic tales in the medieval Turkic epic cycle Book of Dede Korkut, recounting the capture and struggles of the Oghuz hero Salur Kazan.

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Salur Kazan’in Esir Olduğu Boy canonical 1

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instanceOf heroic tale
medieval Turkic epic
story in the Book of Dede Korkut
aimsTo glorify Salur Kazan as an ideal warrior
associatedWith Azerbaijani literary tradition
Turkish literary tradition
Turkmen literary tradition
containsElement battle scenes
dialogues in elevated poetic style
invocations and prayers
culturalContext Oghuz Turkic culture
depicts relations between Oghuz and enemy tribes
featuresCharacter Dede Korkut
members of Salur Kazan’s family
featuresEvent capture of Salur Kazan
featuresMotif collective rescue by Oghuz warriors
counsel and blessing of Dede Korkut
heroic endurance under torture or hardship
praise of lineage and ancestry
featuresTheme heroic struggle in captivity
honor and reputation
loyalty and bravery
rescue and liberation
genre epic narrative
heroic legend
hasMainCharacter Salur Kazan
hasTitleLanguage Turkish
includedIn canonical corpus of Dede Korkut tales
influences modern adaptations of Dede Korkut stories
language Oghuz Turkic
literarySignificance important example of Oghuz heroic ethos
narrativeFunction exemplifies the virtues of an Oghuz bey
narrativeStructure prose with verse insertions
originatesFrom Oghuz Turkic oral tradition
partOf Book of Dede Korkut
preservedIn manuscripts of the Book of Dede Korkut
relatedWork Dirse Han Oğlu Boğaç Han Boyu
Salur Kazan’ın Evinin Yağmalandığı Boy
other Salur Kazan tales in the Book of Dede Korkut
religiousContext Islamic-influenced Turkic milieu
setIn Oghuz tribal world
studiedInField Turkology
comparative epic literature
folklore studies
timeOfOrigin medieval period
transmission oral tradition before manuscript recording

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Book of Dede Korkut hasPart Salur Kazan’in Esir Olduğu Boy