His principal works are the 'Hamsa' (five masnavis), 'Muhakemetü'l-Lügateyn' (a comparison of Turkic and Persian) and 'Mecalisü'n-Nefais' (a biographical anthology of poets). As vizier and close friend of Husayn Bayqara, he was the architect of Herat's cultural life. (Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, 'Ali Şir Nevai'; Eskişehir Türk Ocağı)
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- What was The Major Works of Ali Shir Nava'i?
- Ali Shir Nava'i (1441-1501) was the greatest poet of Chagatai Turkic and one of the founding figures of Turkic literature.
- When did The Major Works of Ali Shir Nava'i happen?
- 1490 CE
- Where did The Major Works of Ali Shir Nava'i take place?
- Herat, Horasan