Poetical Perfection of Traditionality in Uzbek Poetry of the 18th–19th Centuries

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the poetic and genre features as well as the genesis of traditionalism in Uzbek poetry of the first half of the 18th–19th centuries, with a particular focus on the Kokand literary milieu. The aim of the research is to determine the contribution of poets from this period to the development of the common Turkic literary tradition, the specificity of literary connections in the Eastern region, the characteristics of Turkic aruz prosody and rhyme schemes, stylistic distinctiveness, and the interplay between tradition and innovation. The study explores the artistic and ideological features of the work of Gazi Khukandi one of the lesserknown representatives of the Kokand school. Based on newly discovered sources, details of his biography and literary activity have been clarified. For the first time, the extant manuscript and lithographic editions of his divan have been collected, systematized, and introduced into scholarly circulation with commentaries and explanatory notes. The study confirms that the literary and spiritual perspectives of the Kokand school were rooted in shared foundations and developed within a unified cultural and literary space. In addition, the influence of the Persian-Tajik poetic tradition on the evolution of lyrical poetry in the period under study is also examined.