SHAHAB UD-DIN ABU ABDULLAH YAKUT IBN ABDULLAH AL-HAMAWI AR-RUMI AL-BAGHDADI THE WAY OF LIFE AND CREATIVITY

Abstract

This article is designed to introduce Uzbek readers to the life and work of the writer, geographer, historian, poet and literary critic, Arab scholar Yaqut al-Hamawi. Yaqut al-Hamawi is a scholar who has made a great contribution not only to the science of the Arab world, but also to the science of all mankind with his two great works, “Mujam ul-buldan” and “Mujam ul-udaba”. The contribution of these two works to Uzbek science is that the scientist gives a lot of information about his visits to Merv, Khorezm, Bukhara, Samarkand and the geographical and literary situation there.  The article provides a brief and concise analysis of the life and work of this scientist, given that many Uzbek scientists are not familiar with him.