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Oghuzname

Oghuzname, also known as Oguznama, is a corpus of medieval Turkic epic literature centered on Oghuz Khan, the legendary patriarch of the Oghuz Turks. It refers to a cycle of tales rather than a single codified text, transmitted orally for centuries and later set down in written form in various Turkic languages.

Tradition and languages: The stories exist in Ottoman Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek and other Turkic varieties,

Content and themes: The narratives recount Oghuz Khan's birth and ascent, the deeds of his sons, and

Relation and influence: Oghuzname is part of the broader body of Turkic heroic literature; it influenced later

sometimes
with
Persian
or
Arabic
influence
in
glosses
and
commentaries.
The
dating
is
uncertain;
material
likely
emerged
in
late
medieval
times
and
continued
into
early
modern
periods.
Manuscripts
and
oral
variants
show
regional
variation
in
genealogies,
place
names,
and
episodes.
the
founding
of
the
Oghuz
tribal
confederation.
Central
themes
include
leadership,
valor,
hospitality,
loyalty,
and
the
legitimation
of
rulership.
The
tradition
also
provides
genealogies
that
explain
the
origin
of
different
Oghuz
tribes
and
their
political
and
social
structures.
It
often
reflects
ideals
of
Turkic
chivalry
and
social
order.
epics
such
as
the
Book
of
Dede
Korkut
and
contributed
to
national
literary
histories
in
Azerbaijan,
Turkey
and
Turkmenistan.
It
remains
a
subject
of
scholarly
study
in
folklore,
philology,
and
national
cultural
history,
and
appears
in
modern
retellings
and
adaptations.