Ali-Shir Nava'i
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Summary
Ali-Shir Nava'i was born on February 9, 1441[1], in Herat[2]. He died on January 3, 1501[3], in Herat[4]. He worked as a poet[5] and philosopher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,603 views/month, #7,179 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Timurid Empire[8]
- Field of work: philosophy[9], poetry[10]
- Position held: vizier[11]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[12]
- Sex or gender: male[13]
- Movement: Sufism[14], Sunni Islam[15]
- Commons category: Ali-Shir Nava'i[16]
- Family name: Nevai[17]
- Given name: Ali[18]
- Sponsor: Husayn Bayqarah[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ali-Shir Nava'i[20]
- Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[21], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[22]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Persian[23], Chagatai[24], Arabic[25], Ottoman Turkish[26]
- Present in work: Alisher Navoi[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- Has works in the collection: Ashmolean Museum[29]
- Writing language: Chagatai[30], Persian[31]
- Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[32]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ali-Shir Nava'i include Alisher Navoi[33], a film[34], directed by Kamil Yarmatov[35]; Alisher Navoi State Museum of Literature[36], a museum[37], in Uzbekistan[38], founded in 1947[39]; Alisher Navo'i Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature[40], an academic institution[41], in Uzbekistan[42], founded in 2016[43], headquartered in Alisher Navoiy university building[44]; Navoi[45], an impact crater[46]; and Alisher Navoiy State Prize[47], an award[48].
Why It Matters
Ali-Shir Nava'i has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Works attributed to him include Muhakamat al-Lughatayn[51], a bilingual dictionary[52]; The Wall of Iskandar[53], a narrative poetry[54]; and Majolis un-Nafois[55], a literary work[56]. Entities named for him include Alisher Navoi[33], a film[34], directed by Kamil Yarmatov[35]; Alisher Navoi State Museum of Literature[36], a museum[37], in Uzbekistan[38], founded in 1947[39]; Alisher Navo'i Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature[40], an academic institution[41], in Uzbekistan[42], founded in 2016[43], headquartered in Alisher Navoiy university building[44]; Navoi[45], an impact crater[46]; and Alisher Navoiy State Prize[47], an award[48].
FAQs
Where was Ali-Shir Nava'i born?
Ali-Shir Nava'i's place of birth was Herat[2].
Where did Ali-Shir Nava'i die?
Ali-Shir Nava'i passed away in Herat[4].