THE DEPICTION OF SULTON HUSAYN BAYQARA’S ERA AND PERSONALITY IN KHONDAMIR’S WORK “HABIB AL-SIYAR”

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the life and political activity of the last major representative of the Timurid era — Sultan Husayn Bayqara, based on the work “Habib al-Siyar fi Akhbar Afrad al-Bashar” by the famous historian Ghiyasuddin Khondamir. The article provides a detailed analysis, based on facts presented in the source, regarding the author and the history of the work, Sultan Husayn’s lineage, his struggles for power, his internal and external policies, specifically his relationship with Alisher Navoi, as well as his cultural and construction activities.