Epic of Köroğlu
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The Epic of Köroğlu is a renowned Turkic folk epic centered on the adventures of the heroic bard and outlaw Köroğlu, celebrated across Anatolia and Central Asia for its themes of justice, resistance, and honor.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Turkic folk epic
→
heroic epic → oral tradition → |
| associatedWithPeople |
Azerbaijanis
→
Kazakhs → Kyrgyz people →
surface form:
Kyrgyz
Turkmens → Turks → Uzbeks → |
| featuresCharacterRole |
heroic bard
→
outlaw → |
| hasCulturalOrigin | Turkic peoples → |
| hasCulturalRegion |
Anatolia
→
Azerbaijan → Caucasus → Central Asia → |
| hasForm |
narrative verse
→
sung poetry → |
| hasGenre | folk literature → |
| hasHeroNameVariant |
Köroğlu
→
surface form:
Koroghlu
Köroghlu → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Azerbaijani ashik tradition
→
Turkish folk music → Turkmen oral epics → |
| hasLanguageContext | Turkic languages → |
| hasMainCharacter | Köroğlu → |
| hasMotif |
avenging injustice
→
defending the oppressed → heroic raids → life in the mountains → |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
bravery
→
loyalty → sense of justice → |
| hasTheme |
honor
→
justice → protection of the poor → rebellion against tyranny → resistance → social banditry → |
| hasTimeOfFormation | early modern period → |
| hasVariant |
Anatolian Turkish version of Köroğlu
→
Azerbaijani version of Köroğlu → Kazakh version of Köroğlu → Kyrgyz version of Köroğlu → Turkmen version of Köroğlu → Uzbek version of Köroğlu → |
| performedBy |
ashik
→
ozan → |
| transmissionMethod | oral performance → |
| usesInstrument | saz → |
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