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Dīwān Lughāt Al-Turk (Dîvânü Lugâti't-Türk)

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Originally published 1075
Authors Mahmud al-Kashgari
GenresDictionary
Place of origin Baghdad
Date1072-74
Original languagesArabic, Turkish
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Date of Upd.
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About Dīwān Lughāt Al-Turk (Dîvânü Lugâti't-Türk)


The Turkic scholar Mahmud Kashgari studied the Turkic languages of his time and wrote the first comprehensive dictionary of Turkic languages, the Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk in 1072–74. It was intended for use by the Caliphs of Baghdad, who were controlled by the Seljuk Turks.

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