Köroğlu

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Köroğlu is a legendary folk hero, poet, and warrior of Turkic epic tradition, celebrated for leading rebellions against injustice and tyranny.

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Label Occurrences
Koroghlu 2
Köroğlu canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Turkic epic character
epic poet
legendary folk hero
warrior
associatedWith ashik tradition
bards
outlaw heroes
culture Turkic
fictionalStatus semi-legendary
genre epic poetry
folk ballad
heroic epic
hasArtisticRepresentation folk songs
stage adaptations
storytelling performances
hasVariant Azerbaijani Köroğlu epic
Karakalpak Gorogly tradition
Tajik Gurugli tradition
Turkish Köroğlu tales
Epic of Köroğlu
surface form: Turkmen Görogly epic

Uzbek Gorogly tradition
influenced ashik poetry repertoire
later Turkic folk heroes
language various Turkic languages
medium oral literature
sung performance
notableFor composing epic poems
fighting tyranny
heroic banditry in defense of the oppressed
leading rebellions against injustice
performing with the saz
occupation bandit leader
poet
warrior
partOf Eurasian bandit-hero tradition
Turkic epic cycle
roleIn Anatolian Turkish oral tradition
Azerbaijani oral tradition
Central Asian oral tradition
Turkic oral tradition
setting Caucasus region
Central Asia
pre-modern Anatolia
symbolizes heroic defiance
protection of the poor
resistance to unjust rulers
theme justice
love of freedom
loyalty to companions
resistance to oppression
revenge

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Epic of Köroğlu hasHeroNameVariant Köroğlu
this entity surface form: Koroghlu
Köroghlu hasVariantName Köroğlu
Köroghlu hasVariantName Köroğlu
this entity surface form: Koroghlu