A spiritual and educational event was held at the Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy of the Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute, dedicated to the memory of the great Uzbek poet, thinker, statesman Alisher Navoi and an outstanding figure in medieval Eastern culture and literature, Zakhiriddin Muhammad Babur.
Uhirzakova Rohila Zakirovna, assistant professor of pharmacology and clinical pharmacy, opened an event dedicated to Alisher Navoi, a great Uzbek poet, thinker and statesman. His real name is Nizomiddin Mir Alisher. He was born on February 9, 1441. in Herat.Alisher Navoi’s grandfather, Amir Temur and his son Umar Sheikh, worked and then served Umar Sheikh and Shahrukh. His father, Giyosiddin Bakhodir, was a close relative of Abulkasim Babur and took part in the administration of the country. His mother (without a name) is the daughter of Sheikh Abusaid Chang, the emirate of Kabul. The childhood of Alisher Navoi was in the last years of his reign.
He was brought up with the Temurids, in particular, with the future king Hussein Baykar. At the age of four, he went to school, quickly learned English, read poetry in Turkish and Persian. In addition to Uzbek, he was fluent in Persian. Alisher Navoi created the first collection of his poems in the Uzbek language – “Badoe’-ul-bidoya”. His goal was to create five poems in the Uzbek language Hamsa in Navoi.He fulfilled this goal in the years 1483-1485. The work gained fame in Uzbek literature and became one of the pearls of world literature. After Hamsa, Navoi wrote several more works. He died on January 3, 1501 from an illness.
Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur, a great representative of medieval Oriental culture and literature, was born on February 14, 1483 in Andijan. His father, Umarshaykh, was a descendant of Mirzo Temur and the governor of the Ferghana region. Zakhiriddin Muhammad Babur received education and training under the guidance of outstanding teachers and mentors of his time. After the death of his father, Umarshai (1495), when Andijan was conquered by Khan Sheybani, Zakhiriddin Muhammad Babur was forced to leave for Afghanistan at the age of 12 years.Having established his rule in Kabul and Badakhshan, he went to India, built a great state and lived in India until the end of his life.
