Koroglu (English spelling)

Japanese: Köroğlu（英語表記）Koroglu

…A masterpiece of Turkish folk literature, with the hero Köroğlu, the righteous thief. Based on the leader of a peasant revolt in 17th century Anatolia, it was formed by fusing with the ancient tale of the revenge of the blind boy (Köroğlu).

From the Pontus Mountains

…the name of a group of folded mountains that run from west to east along the Black Sea in northern Turkey. In Turkey, this name is not used, and each mountain is called by a separate name. In the west, it is divided into two mountains, the coastal İsfendiyar Mountains and the inland Köröğlu Mountains, but in the center it becomes the Canik Mountains, and further east it becomes the Eastern Black Sea Mountains Doğu Karadeniz Dağları, which connect to the Caucasus Mountains. Its total length is over 1,000 km, and its width is about 100-130 km. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Köroğlu" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…義賊キョルオウルKöroğluを主人公とするトルコ民衆文学の代表作。17世紀アナトリアの農民反乱指導者を原型とし，〈盲人の子(キョルオウル)の復讐〉という古来の説話モティーフと融合して形成された。…

【ポントス[山脈]】より

…トルコ共和国北部，黒海に沿って西から東へ走る褶曲山脈の総称。トルコではこの呼称は用いられず，それぞれ別個の呼称で呼ぶ。西側では沿岸部のイスフェンディヤルİsfendiyar山脈と内陸部のキョロールKöröğlu山脈の二つに分かれているが，中央部ではジャニクCanik山脈となり，さらにその東側では東黒海山脈Doğu Karadeniz Dağlarıとなってカフカス山脈に連なる。全長1000km以上，幅はおよそ100～130km。…

※「Köroğlu」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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