Book of Dede Korkut

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Oghuz Turkic epic epic medieval literary work oral literature

The Book of Dede Korkut is a seminal collection of heroic epic tales of the Oghuz Turks, blending myth, legend, and early Turkic cultural values and traditions.

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Label Occurrences
Book of Dede Korkut canonical 11
Dede Korkut stories 5
Dede Korkut cycle 2

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Oghuz Turkic epic ⓘ
epic ⓘ
medieval literary work ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ
approximateCenturyOfCompilation 15th century ⓘ
centralTheme conflict between Oghuz and infidel enemies ⓘ
transition from nomadic to settled life ⓘ
containsElement family loyalty ⓘ
heroism ⓘ
honor code ⓘ
hospitality ⓘ
shamanistic motifs ⓘ
tribal warfare ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Azerbaijan ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
Turkmenistan ⓘ
culturalSignificance foundational work of Turkic literature ⓘ
key source on Oghuz Turkic culture ⓘ
earliestManuscriptCentury 16th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Oghuz ⓘ
surface form: Oghuz Turks
genre heroic epic ⓘ
legend ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ
oral epic poetry ⓘ
hasPart Bamsi Beyrek Boyu ⓘ
Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy ⓘ
Begil Oglu Emren Boyu ⓘ
Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu ⓘ
Duha Koca Oglu Deli Dumrul Boyu ⓘ
Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu ⓘ
Kazilik Koca Oglu Yigenek Boyu ⓘ
Salur Kazanun Evinin Yagmalandigi Boy ⓘ
Salur Kazan’in Esir Olduğu Boy ⓘ
Salur Kazan’in Yedi Baslı Ejderhayı Öldürdüğü Boy ⓘ
Uruz Bey’in Esir Olduğu Boy ⓘ
Uşun Koca Oglu Segrek Boyu ⓘ
influenced Azerbaijani literature ⓘ
Turkish literature ⓘ
Turkmen literature ⓘ
language Oghuz Turkic ⓘ
Old Anatolian Turkish ⓘ
mainCharacter Book of Dede Korkut self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dede Korkut
narrativeForm prose with verse insertions ⓘ
numberOfTales 12 ⓘ
placeOfManuscriptDiscovery Dresden ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ
religionInContext Islam ⓘ
pre-Islamic Turkic beliefs ⓘ
setting Anatolia ⓘ
Caucasus region ⓘ
Oghuz ⓘ
surface form: Oghuz tribal confederation
timePeriod medieval period ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2018 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus Memory of the World International Register ⓘ
surface form: Memory of the World Register

Referenced by (25)

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

Turkish literature → notableEpic → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Book of Dede Korkut → mainCharacter → Book of Dede Korkut self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dede Korkut
Kayı tribe → mentionedIn → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oghuzname tradition
epic of Alpamys Batyr → relatedWork → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
subject surface form: Epic of Alpamys Batyr
this entity surface form: Oghuz-nameh
Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu → writtenIn → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Book of Dede Korkut manuscripts
Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu → belongsToCycle → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dede Korkut cycle
Dirse Khan Oglu Bugach Khan Boyu → preservedIn → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dresden manuscript of the Book of Dede Korkut
Salur Kazanun Evinin Yagmalandigi Boy → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Salur Kazanun Evinin Yagmalandigi Boy → associatedWith → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dede Korkut cycle
Bamsi Beyrek Boyu → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Book of Dede Korkut
Bamsi Beyrek Boyu → belongsToCycle → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dede Korkut stories
Kazilik Koca Oglu Yigenek Boyu → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Kazilik Koca Oglu Yigenek Boyu → literaryCycle → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dede Korkut stories
Duha Koca Oglu Deli Dumrul Boyu → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Duha Koca Oglu Deli Dumrul Boyu → literaryTradition → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oghuzname cycle
Kanli Koca Oglu Kan Turali Boyu → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Basat’in Tepegözü Öldürdüğü Boy → workInSeries → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dede Korkut stories
Uruz Bey’in Esir Olduğu Boy → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Salur Kazan’in Esir Olduğu Boy → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Begil Oglu Emren Boyu → partOf → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
Begil Oglu Emren Boyu → relatedWork → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dede Korkut stories
Salur Kazan’in Yedi Baslı Ejderhayı Öldürdüğü Boy → associatedWith → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dede Korkut stories
Oghuz Khan → associatedWith → Book of Dede Korkut ⓘ