The Significance of the Fergana Expedition of Ahmet Zaki Validov for Russian Oriental Studies
Abstract
The article is devoted to the archaeographic expedition of the famous Bashkir politician and scientist Ahmetzaki Validov (1890-1970), known in Western historiography under the Turkish pseudonym Ahmed Zeki Velidi Togan, to the Fergana Valley, organized by the Kazan University in 1913. The consideration is given to the reasons and a route of the trip, the analysis has been conducted of the most important handwritten books found out by the scientist in personal libraries of the Central Asian intellectuals. All written sources that he encountered can be conditionally divided into two groups: biographies of local Muslim saints and historical works of the times of the Kokand Khanate which Validov used to write his works "Oriental Manuscripts in the Fergana Region" and "Some Data on the History of Fergana in the 18th Century". Among the significant findings of an earlier period are the manuscript "Blessed Knowledge" and the translation of the Koran into the Turkic language, dating back to the 10th century. The conclusion is made that the early research activity of A.-Z. Validov played a great role in identifying and studying new sources containing valuable information on the history of the peoples of Central Asia, especially the Kirghiz, Kazakhs and Uzbeks.
DOI 10.14258/izvasu(2018)2-14
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