The Study of Kamran Mirza's Life and Works

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This article discusses the life and literary heritage of Muhammad Kamran Mirza, the second son of Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur, a poet and statesman, as well as the study of his life and works. Keywords: Divan, ghazal, India, poetry, poet, love, beloved. Nizomiddinov, Babur’s State in Kabul and India by S. Introduction: Kamran Mirza was a lyrical poet and Azimjonova, Babur's Indian Divan, and The Muslim statesman. As a prominent representative of Uzbek Dynasties by Lane-Poole and Stanley. literature and the son of Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty, he was born in Like his father, Kamran Mirza was an admirer of the arts 1509 in the city of Agra in India. He initially learned and a poet of delicate taste, who worthily continued literature, warfare, and state administration from his Babur’s lyrical traditions, enriching them both father Babur, and later from renowned scholars and artistically and thematically. statesmen of his time. During his father's lifetime, he As Dr. Shafiqa Yorqin writes, "Kamran Mirza was a ruled the cities of Kandahar and Kabul. Under the reign remarkably talented, eloquent, and dervish-minded of his brother Humayun, he was also entrusted with the poet." regions of Punjab and the Indus River Valley. Kamran Mirza wrote in several lyrical genres, including In the 1540s, Sher Shah Suri captured the Mughal state. ghazal, rubai (quatrain), masnavi, and qit’a (fragment). Taking advantage of the situation, Kamran Mirza, in He compiled a Divan (collection) of his works. agreement with his brother Hindal, seized Agra and Commenting on the Divan, Fakhri Hiravi noted: "In the captured Afghanistan, proclaiming himself king. He realm of words, he was a master of wit and a beloved; carried out a series of reforms to improve the country. in the jewels of poetry, he was a king of Turks and At the same time, he "showed great favor to scholars Tajiks. His ghazal divan was beautifully and eloquently and poets, gathering scientists, poets, and writers at his composed and widely read among the people." court and organizing special assemblies." Like his father, Kamran Mirza mainly composed his Poets of his time actively participated in the literary poetry in Uzbek, whereas many of Babur’s descendants gatherings organized by Kamran Mirza: "The noble king wrote in Persian. His works are primarily composed of (Kamran Mirza) was never without the company of ghazals, which clearly reflect the influence of the classic scholars and learned men." Uzbek literary tradition. Alongside, his poems also Some information about the poet’s life and work can be express moral-educational, social, and political issues found in Muhammad Haydar Mirza Dughlat’s Tarikh-i characteristic of Babur’s creative spirit. Rashidi (written for Abdurashid Khan, governor of Scholar N. Nizomov, who studied the literature and Kashgar and Yarkand), Vola Daghistani’s Tazkira, history of the Mughal era, commented on Kamran Baburnama, Humayunnama, History of India by N.Q. Mirza’s creativity: "In poetry, he aspired to reach the Sinha and Ch. Banerjee, History of India by K.N. heights of Nizami and to match Navoi in Turkic verse, Antonova, G.M. Bongrad-Levin, and G.G. Kotovsky, establishing his own rose garden in the orchard of History of Indian Culture by B.N. Luniya, From the Turkic-language poetry in India." History of Central Asia and India Relations by Ilyos This opinion is further confirmed by other scholars. As American Journal Of Philological Sciences 187 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ajps American Journal Of Philological Sciences (ISSN – 2771-2273) orientalist S. Azimjonova correctly pointed out, Babur's CONCLUSION children, Humayun Mirza and Kamran Mirza, continued In conclusion, Kamran Mirza’s poems are worthy of the traditions of Alisher Navoi and Babur, gathering admiration for their artistic charm, fluent and simple scholars, poets, and writers around them. Historical language. His passionate lyrics inspire hope and dreams sources also indicate that Kamran Mirza paid great in the reader and encourage a love for life. In this sense, attention to promoting the Uzbek language and Kamran Mirza proved himself to be a worthy heir to his literature in India. father, King and poet Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur, In Kamran Mirza’s work, above all, the strong influence and one of the prominent figures of Uzbek literature. of master poets is clearly felt.