Avaz Otar-ogly (August 15, 1884, Khiva - 1919, ibid) - Uzbek poet and public educator. The recognized poet of Khorezm .
| Avaz Otar-ogly | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Avaz Palvanniyaz |
| Full name | Avaz Palvanniyaz Otar-ogly |
| Date of Birth | August 15, 1884 |
| Place of Birth | Khiva , Khorezm |
| Date of death | 1919 |
| Place of death | Khiva , Khorezm |
| Allegiance |  Khiva Khanate |
| Occupation | poet, enlightener |
| Years of creativity | 1898-1919 |
| Direction | poetry |
| Genre | satire |
Biography
Born into a barber family, he studied in madrasas. Already by the age of 18, he gained fame on the territory of modern Uzbekistan as a people's poet and was soon brought closer to the court of the Khiva Khan. Having become a court poet, he was able to study the works of many classics of Central Asian literature in the Khan library, but soon left the courtyard, angered by the vices that prevailed there, and followed in the footsteps of his father, becoming a barber and continuing to write poetry. In 1912 , having created another poetic denunciation of the regime, he was severely beaten and placed under strict supervision, being forcibly settled in the hut at the cemetery, but even after that he continued to write poetry.
His creative heritage includes poetic works of various forms: ghazals, muhammas , kitts, rubai, in which he, following the traditions of classical Uzbek literature, often used a variety of folklore images. His most famous poems are the poems To the Top of the Muslim Clergy, To the Officials, Militant Barbarians, in which he criticizes the corruption and bribery of mullahs and judges and condemns the general backwardness of the Khiva khanate.
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Bibliography
- Mirzaev V., Avaz Utar ugli, Toshkent, 1961.
- Avaz Otar-oglu - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .