IDEAS OF ENLIGHTENMENT IN THE LITERARY ENVIRONMENT OF KHIVA

Abstract

In the late 19th-early 20th century, Khan Muhammad Rahimkhan Feruz had an incomparable place in the literary environment of Khiva. The literary atmosphere created under the leadership of Khan was one of the efforts made to enlighten the people, of course. The work of court poets of this period and their peculiarities and innovations are partially covered in this article. In the works of the poets of this period, it is enough to encourage the people to become knowledgeable and enlightened. Enlightenment ideas, of course, caused the Jadidism movement to spread widely in our country later. This article tries to explain the possibility of significant influence on people through literature.