Which poet (1441–1501) promoted Chagatai Turkic as a literary language rivalling Persian?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Alisher Navoi, a poet and statesman at the court of Herat
- Step 1: Navoi wrote in Chagatai and defended it in his treatise comparing the two languages. Step 2. He lived in Herat under the Timurid ruler Husayn Bayqara. Answer: Alisher Navoi. Why not the others: The others wrote in Persian.
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