Kutadgu Bilig
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Kutadgu Bilig is an 11th-century Turkic wisdom poem and mirror-for-princes that blends Islamic and pre-Islamic ideas to offer guidance on just governance and ethical rulership.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic literary work
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didactic poem ⓘ mirror for princes ⓘ wisdom literature ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionDate | 1069 ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Karakhanid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Turkic peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Yusuf Khass Hajib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
asceticism
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fortune ⓘ ideal ruler ⓘ justice ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| containsCharacterType | allegorical personifications ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 11th century ⓘ |
| ethicalFramework | combination of Islamic law and Turkic customary norms ⓘ |
| genre |
advice literature
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political ethics ⓘ |
| incorporatesTraditions | pre-Islamic Turkic beliefs ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Islamic mirrors for princes tradition
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later Turkic ethical literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
rulers
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statesmen ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
guide to kingship
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manual of statecraft ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Turkic languages ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
foundational text of Turkic political thought
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one of the earliest Islamic Turkic literary works ⓘ |
| meter | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| moralFocus | balance between worldly power and spiritual virtue ⓘ |
| notableManuscriptLocation |
Cairo
NERFINISHED
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Fergana NERFINISHED ⓘ Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Karakhani Turkic ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Central Asian Turkic traditions
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Islamic ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian political thought ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Kashgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in multiple manuscripts ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
ethical rulership
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just governance ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Arabic script ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue-based narrative ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Wisdom of Royal Glory
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Wisdom that brings good fortune ⓘ |
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