Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk
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Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk is an 11th-century Arabic–Turkic dictionary and encyclopedic work by Mahmud al-Kashgari that documents and maps early Turkic languages, culture, and geography.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7375199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk Context triple: [Kara-Khanid Khanate, notableWorkAssociated, Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk]
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A.
Kitab of Sibawayh
The Kitab of Sibawayh is a foundational 8th-century treatise on Arabic grammar that systematized the language and became the central reference work of the Basra grammatical tradition.
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B.
Book of Dede Korkut
The Book of Dede Korkut is a seminal collection of heroic epic tales of the Oghuz Turks, blending myth, legend, and early Turkic cultural values and traditions.
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C.
Kitab al-Huruf
Kitab al-Huruf is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that explores the relationship between language, logic, and metaphysics within the framework of Islamic Aristotelian thought.
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D.
Divan-i Hikmet
Divan-i Hikmet is a collection of mystical Sufi poems in Old Turkic attributed to the 12th-century poet and spiritual leader Ahmet Yesevi.
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E.
Great Mongol Shahnama
The Great Mongol Shahnama is a monumental 14th-century illustrated Persian manuscript of Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh, renowned as one of the masterpieces of Ilkhanid book art.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk Target entity description: Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk is an 11th-century Arabic–Turkic dictionary and encyclopedic work by Mahmud al-Kashgari that documents and maps early Turkic languages, culture, and geography.
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A.
Kitab of Sibawayh
The Kitab of Sibawayh is a foundational 8th-century treatise on Arabic grammar that systematized the language and became the central reference work of the Basra grammatical tradition.
-
B.
Book of Dede Korkut
The Book of Dede Korkut is a seminal collection of heroic epic tales of the Oghuz Turks, blending myth, legend, and early Turkic cultural values and traditions.
-
C.
Kitab al-Huruf
Kitab al-Huruf is a philosophical treatise by Al-Farabi that explores the relationship between language, logic, and metaphysics within the framework of Islamic Aristotelian thought.
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D.
Divan-i Hikmet
Divan-i Hikmet is a collection of mystical Sufi poems in Old Turkic attributed to the 12th-century poet and spiritual leader Ahmet Yesevi.
-
E.
Great Mongol Shahnama
The Great Mongol Shahnama is a monumental 14th-century illustrated Persian manuscript of Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh, renowned as one of the masterpieces of Ilkhanid book art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dictionary
ⓘ
lexicographical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Divanü Lügati't-Türk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dīwān Lughat at-Turk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Mahmud al-Kashgari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Caliphate of the Abbasids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate |
1072
ⓘ
1074 ⓘ |
| contains |
Turkic poetry
ⓘ
Turkic proverbs ⓘ grammatical notes ⓘ place names ⓘ tribal names ⓘ |
| containsLanguage |
Old Turkic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Turkic dialects ⓘ |
| countryOfCurrentLocation | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Süleymaniye Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocationCity | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 11th century ⓘ |
| field |
Turkology
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ lexicography ⓘ |
| focusesOnEthnicGroup |
Chigil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karluk Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ Oghuz Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ Qipchaq Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaghma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bilingual dictionary
ⓘ
ethnographic work ⓘ geographical treatise ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important source for medieval Central Asian geography
ⓘ
key source for early Turkic oral literature ⓘ primary source for early Turkic dialectology ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Arabic-speaking scholars ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| manuscriptDate | 13th century ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
earliest comprehensive dictionary of Turkic languages
ⓘ
includes a world map centered on Turkic regions ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | single known manuscript ⓘ |
| purpose |
to describe Turkic tribes and culture
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to document Turkic vocabulary ⓘ to map the geography of Turkic peoples ⓘ to teach Arabic readers about Turkic languages ⓘ |
| regionDescribed |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
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Khorasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Transoxiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| subject |
Turkic culture
ⓘ
Turkic geography ⓘ Turkic languages ⓘ Turkic tribes ⓘ |
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Subject: Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk Description of subject: Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk is an 11th-century Arabic–Turkic dictionary and encyclopedic work by Mahmud al-Kashgari that documents and maps early Turkic languages, culture, and geography.
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