About Rabghuzi
Lived 1250 – 1351 (aged 100–101). Rabghuzi was a writer, judge and poet.
Nāṣir al-Dīn ibn Burhān al-Dīn Rabghūzī was a Turkic judge living under the Chaghatay Khanate (perhaps in Transoxiana, in Ribāṭ Oghuz) around 1310 CE. He is known for translating a text generally known as Qiṣaṣ-i Rabg̲h̲ūzī into Khwārazm Turkish, affording one of the main sources for that language.
Qiṣaṣ-i Rabghūzī The only source for Rabghūzī is his Qiṣaṣ-i Rabghūzī, a text in the Islamic religious genre known as Qiṣaṣ al-Anbiyāʾ (stories about the prophets), including around seventy poems, some in Khwārazm Turkish and others in Arabic. The text was commissioned by an otherwise unknown Mongol prince called Nāṣir al-Dīn Tuḳ Bugha and completed in 1310/1311 CE.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Rabghuzi?
Turkic judge
When was Rabghuzi born?
Rabghuzi was born in 1250 in Khwarazm.
When did Rabghuzi die?
Rabghuzi died in 1351.
What was Rabghuzi's occupation?
Rabghuzi was a writer, judge and poet.
What nationality was Rabghuzi?
Rabghuzi's recorded nationality: Chagatai Khanate.
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· DBpedia: Nāṣir al-Dīn ibn Burhān al-Dīn Rabghūzī
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