Qutadghu Bilig

Japanese: クタドグ・ビリク(英語表記)Qutadghu Bilig
Qutadghu Bilig
This book is a moral book for the monarch, written in verse in Kara-Khanid Turkish by Grand Chamberlain Yusuf in 1069-70 in Kashgar, the capital of the Kara-Khanid dynasty in Central Asia. The title of the book means "Knowledge Necessary for Happiness." It is written in the form of a dialogue between four characters who represent justice, happiness, wisdom, and satisfaction, and explains the mindset necessary for the life of a monarch. It is important as the oldest surviving work of Turkish-Islamic literature. [Mano Eiji]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
中央アジアのカラ・ハーン朝の首都であったカシュガルで,大侍従のユースフYūsufが1069∥70年に,カラ・ハーン朝トルコ語を用いて韻文で著した君主のための道徳書。書名は〈幸福になるために必要な知識〉の意。正義,幸福,知恵,満足を象徴する4人の登場人物が問答を交わすという形式をとって,君主の生活に必要な心得を説く。現存するトルコ・イスラム文学作品の最古の著作として重要。【間野 英二】

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