Magtymguly Pyragy

Magtymguly Pyragy (Persian: مختومقلی فراغی‎ Makhtumqoli Farāghi; Turkmen: Magtymguly Pyragy; Turkmen pronunciation: [mɑɡtɯmɡʊlɯ pɯɾɑɡɯ]; Turkish: Mahtumkulu Firaki; c. 1724-1733 – c. 1807), born Magtymguly, was a Turkmen spiritual leader, philosophical poet, sufi and traveller who is considered to be the father of the Turkmen literature and the most famous figure in Turkmen literary history. In a wider context, Magtymguly is often placed alongside major figures of the Turkic literary world such as Hoja Ahmad Yasawi, Yunus Emre, Ali-Shir Nava'i and Fizuli.

Magtymguly Pyragy

Magtymguly Pyragy (Persian: مختومقلی فراغی‎ Makhtumqoli Farāghi; Turkmen: Magtymguly Pyragy; Turkmen pronunciation: [mɑɡtɯmɡʊlɯ pɯɾɑɡɯ]; Turkish: Mahtumkulu Firaki; c. 1724-1733 – c. 1807), born Magtymguly, was a Turkmen spiritual leader, philosophical poet, sufi and traveller who is considered to be the father of the Turkmen literature and the most famous figure in Turkmen literary history. In a wider context, Magtymguly is often placed alongside major figures of the Turkic literary world such as Hoja Ahmad Yasawi, Yunus Emre, Ali-Shir Nava'i and Fizuli.