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Vol. 12 No. 12 (2025)
International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development

Articles

SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE AUTHORSHIP AND DATE OF COMPOSITION OF THE EPIC “YUSUF VA ZULAYXO” ATTRIBUTED TO DURBEK

Published 2025-12-12

  • H. P. Eshonqulov
    • ,
  • J. R. Oripov

H. P. Eshonqulov
Professor, Department of Uzbek Language and Literature, Bukhara State University

J. R. Oripov
Second-stage Doctoral Candidate (PhD), Department of Uzbek Language and Literature, Bukhara State University

Abstract

The article discusses certain controversial issues related to the 15th-century epic poem Yusuf va Zulayxo. It examines various scholarly opinions regarding the author of the work and the date of its composition. Manuscripts, published editions, and previous studies on the poem are compared and analysed.

Keywords

Durbek, Ahmadi Jom, Navoiy, Yusuf va Zulayxo, manuscript, textual variants, abjad chronology.

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