Chaghatay Manuscripts in the National Library of Kazakhstan

Abstract

The National Library of Kazakhstan was established on December 31, 1910, and opened to the general public on March 6, 1911, in Almaty. Named after the Russian writer Alexander Pushkin in 1937, the library was renamed as the Kazakhstan National Library on December 9, 1991. The rare books and manuscripts department contains over 1,000 manuscripts in various languages. Among these, there are manuscripts written in Chaghatay Turkic. However, there is no catalog of the Chaghatay manuscripts within the library. The catalog information of 30 Chaghatay manuscripts registered in the rare books and manuscripts department of the Kazakhstan National Library is provided in this article, coupled with a brief description of these works. Chaghatay manuscripts can be classified as religious and sufistic works, literary works, historical works, and scientific works according to their types. The majority of manuscripts maintain the linguistic features of the late Chaghatay period. This study intends to guide researchers studying the works of the Chaghatay period in Turkestan. © 2022 International Journal of Health Sciences. All rights reserved.