On Kadyr Ali-bek’s narrative of Oghuz khan

Research objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze the story Oghuz Khan, situated at beginning Kadyr Ali-bek’s Chinggisnāma; compare narrative with Reşidüddin’s Oghuznāma, which main source work, and other variants Oghuznāma in order reveal similarities original features. materials: sources used mainly consist work based on Kazan manuscript various Oghuznama carrying Islamic motifs. include translation Reşidüddin Fazlullah’s Oghuzname into Turkish by Zeki Velidi Togan, Yazıcızāde Āli’s Tevārīh-i Āl-i Selçuk, Hasan bin Mahmud al-Bayati’s Cām-ı Cem-āyīn, Ebülgazi Bahadır Han’s Şecere-i Terâkime Türk, as well Neşrī’s short located his Cihānnümā. poetic Oghuznames were not pertinent comparative made here. Results novelty research: known Cāmiü’t-Tevārīh academic sphere it considered a work. However, when comes narrative, can be seen that author actually even though he avoided naming them. Comparison shows Ali-bek either same Āli, 15th-century Ottoman historian who wrote or directly adapted This evident because composition two texts almost identical omitted removed parts from text are set aside.