It contains more than 7,500 words and covers the language, geography and folk poetry of the Turkic tribes. An appended map shows the distribution of the Turkic tribes — the first systematic record of Turkic linguistic and geographical knowledge.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Mahmud al-Kashgari's Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk?
- Mahmud al-Kashgari compiled a comprehensive dictionary of the Turkic language for Arabic speakers in Baghdad.
- When did Mahmud al-Kashgari's Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk happen?
- 1072 CE
- Where did Mahmud al-Kashgari's Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk take place?
- Bağdat (yazıldığı yer)