Berdakh
Berdakh, pseudonym of Berdimurat son of Gargabay (Karakalpak: Бердақ; Бердимурат Ғарғабай улы, 1827–1900) was a Karakalpak poet. • Illustration — Berdakh on an Uzbek stamp in 2012 He was born in Karakalpakstan, in a remote village near modern-day Muynak. His father was a poor fisherman and his mother, who gave him the nickname Berdakh, died when he was 10 years old. Berdakh studied in a mektep and at the same time he grazed his fellow villagers' cattle.
Berdakh
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- Born
- 1827. · Khanate of Khiva.
- Died
- 1900. · Karakalpakstan.
- Occupation
- poet.
- Languages
- Karakalpak.
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Born at Khanate of Khiva in 1827, died in Karakalpakstan in 1900.
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1827
Berdakh was born on 1 January 1827.
1900
Berdakh died at Karakalpakstan.
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- 1.kitapxana.com, Бердақ: таңламалы шығармаларының жыйнағы – "Болған емес" (link to the Berdakh's poem "Bolgan emes" in Karakalpak language). kitapxana.com.
- 2.kitapxana.com, Бердақ: таңламалы шығармаларының жыйнағы – "Халық ушын" (link to the Berdakh's poem "For the people" in Karakalpak language). kitapxana.com.
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