Facts confirming Nizami Ganjavi as a Turk in “Khamsa”

Abstract

The great Azerbaijani poet Nizami Ganjavi has created a rich treasure consisting of five great poems and lyrical poems. In each of his five poems called "Khamsa", the great poet benefited from Turkish folk literature with high craftsmanship. In his works, oftenly encountering Turkish proverbs and parables, legends and narrations, wise sayings, motifs of fairy tales and epics, etc. In short, the first source used by the great poet in creating his works specially was Turkish folk literature. Benefiting from the people, Nizami Ganjavi by adding special national patterns to his works decorated them in Turkish style. These are the preliminary facts confirming that Nizami Ganjavi is a Turk.
There are many verses and couplets in Nizami Ganjavi's works spoken in his own language, which clearly show that the poet is a Turk. In this article investigated the national identity of Nizami Ganjavi on the basis of facts taken from the poet's five major poems and confirms that he is a Turk.