Nizami and his contemporary Hasanoghlu

Abstract

The geography of Azerbaijan and Anatolia is the birthplace of Turkism, the meeting place of East and West Turkism. For this reason, Azerbaijan has a special place in the Turkic world. It was also a bridge to Eastern and Western cultures. It was influenced by these cultures. Azerbaijan presented important personalities such as Nizami Ganjavi in the 12th and 13th centuries, Sheikh Sefiyeddin Urmevi in the 13th century, astronomy scholar Nesreddin Tusi, Izzeddin Hasanoghlu and Fuzuli in the 16th century to Turkish and world civilization. The religion of Islam was adopted by the Turks in the 10th century during the reign of Satuk Bugra Khan, the ruler of the Karakhanid State. Thus, in order to understand the Qur'an and hadiths better, it has become necessary to learn Arabic. Oghuzs were organized in the period of Seljuk Bey and they established the Seljuk State during the reign of Tugrul Bey, this state became an empire in a short time. The Seljuk Empire declared the Persian language as the state language, which negatively affected our civilization. Over time, the Arabic language became the language of science and Persian the language of literature.
The Oghuzs, who migrated from Khorasan to Azerbaijan and Anatolia in the 11th century, established the rule of Oghuz Turkic here. In the 13th century, with the Mongol invasion, the dominance of the Persian language came to an end. The principalities that emerged in Anatolia and Azerbaijan at that time preferred Turkish. In our report, we will talk about the benefits that Nizami and Hasanoghlu have given to our culture.