Qolsharif
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Qolşärif (died 1552) was a statesman and religious leader (seid) of Khanate of Kazan
, Old Tatar language
-poet.
He participated in some diplomatic missions on behalf of Kazan khans to Muscovy and there carried out negotiations for the khanate's independence.
In 1552 he was one of leaders of Kazan
's defense from the Russian troops of Ivan the Terrible. He also participated in the negotiations with Russian representatives in Sviyajsk (Zöyä
). After the storm of Kazan
started, he organized a group of shakird
s (students) and defended the Khan Palace. He was killed during the battle.
Later, four of his poems were included in "The Book of Baqırğan". Qolşärif's literary legacy was published in "İ küñel, bu dönyadır (O, soil, may be this world...)", a collection of verses (Kazan
, 1997). It is believed that the authorship of the dastan
"Qíssai Xöbbi xuca" also belongs to him. It was published in 1889.
Khanate of Kazan
The Khanate of Kazan was a medieval Tatar state which occupied the territory of former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552. Its khans were the patrilineal descendants of Toqa Temür, the thirteenth son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis Khan. The khanate covered contemporary Tatarstan, Mari El,...
, Old Tatar language
Old Tatar language
Old Tatar language was a literary language used among the Muslim Tatars from the Middle Ages till the 19th century....
-poet.
He participated in some diplomatic missions on behalf of Kazan khans to Muscovy and there carried out negotiations for the khanate's independence.
In 1552 he was one of leaders of Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
's defense from the Russian troops of Ivan the Terrible. He also participated in the negotiations with Russian representatives in Sviyajsk (Zöyä
Zoya
Zoya is a feminine Russian and Ukrainian first name, a variant of Zoe, meaning "life". It may refer to:-People:*Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya , a Soviet partisan, Hero of the Soviet Union**1793 Zoya, an asteroid named after her...
). After the storm of Kazan
Siege of Kazan (1552)
The siege of Kazan in 1552 was the final battle of Russo-Kazan Wars. It led to the fall of Kazan Khanate. However, it was not the last battle on the khanate's territory. After the fall of Kazan, rebel governments formed in Çalım and Mişätamaq, and a new khan was invited from the Nogais...
started, he organized a group of shakird
Shakird
A shakird is a term, meaning a student of madrassah....
s (students) and defended the Khan Palace. He was killed during the battle.
Later, four of his poems were included in "The Book of Baqırğan". Qolşärif's literary legacy was published in "İ küñel, bu dönyadır (O, soil, may be this world...)", a collection of verses (Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
, 1997). It is believed that the authorship of the dastan
Dastan
The Dastan , is an ornate form of oral history from Central Asia, the most famous of which is Dede Korkut - which may have been created as early as the beginning of the 13th century....
"Qíssai Xöbbi xuca" also belongs to him. It was published in 1889.
See also
- Islam in TatarstanIslam in TatarstanEstablished in 922, the first Muslim state in Russia was Volga Bulgaria from whom the Tatars inherited Islam. Islam in Russia has had a long presence, extending at least as far back as the conquest of the Khanate of Kazan in 1552, which brought the Tatars and Bashkirs on the Middle Volga into Russia...
- Qolsharif mosqueQolsharif mosqueThe Qolşärif mosque located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be -at the time of its construction- the largest mosque in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul.-History:...