Shermuhammad Munis

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Shermuhammad Munis was a 19th-century poet and historian from the Khiva Khanate, a region within historical Turkistan. He is recognized alongside Muhammad Agahi as a prominent writer of his time. Munis began composing a history of Khiva titled Firdaus-ul iqbal (The Paradise of Felicity), but he only completed the introduction and initial chapters. His nephew, Muhammad Agahi, later finished the work. Munis's contributions place him within the classical period of Uzbek literature, which spanned from the 9th to the late 19th century and saw significant literary development under various Turkic rulers.1

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Chagatai literature
…two leading poets there were Shermuhammad Munis and his nephew Muhammad Āgahī. Between 1806 and 1825, Munis, a lyric poet, wrote the poems that constitute his divan, Munis-ul ʿushshäq (“The Most Companionable of the Lovers”). But he is best remembered as the author of Firdaus-ul iqbāl (“Paradise of Felicity”), a…
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…two leading poets there were Shermuhammad Munis and his nephew Muhammad Āgahī. Between 1806 and 1825, Munis, a lyric poet, wrote the poems that constitute his divan, Munis-ul ʿushshäq (“The Most Companionable of the Lovers”). But he is best remembered as the author of Firdaus-ul iqbāl (“Paradise of Felicity”), a…
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Uzbek literature
The classical period
Prominent 19th-century Khivan writers include Shermuhammad Munis and Muhammad Āgahī, both poets as well as historians. Munis began writing a history of Khiva, Firdaus-ul iqbāl (“The Paradise of Felicity”), but he could finish only the introduction and first chapters; it was eventually completed by Āgahī, his nephew. The Kokand khanate…
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Prominent 19th-century Khivan writers include Shermuhammad Munis and Muhammad Āgahī, both poets as well as historians. Munis began writing a history of Khiva, Firdaus-ul iqbāl (“The Paradise of Felicity”), but he could finish only the introduction and first chapters; it was eventually completed by Āgahī, his nephew. The Kokand khanate…
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