THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN MAHMUDKHOJA BEHBUDI'S PEDAGOGICAL ACTIVITY

This article discusses the thoughts Mahmudhoja Behbudi, the representative of Jadid enlightenment, had for improving education, as well as his perspectives on science and pedagogy. At the close of the 19th and the start of the 20th centuries, Jadidism [1] made its initial appearance in the well-known Crimean city of Bokhchasaroy [2]. Later, these new schools of thought spread to Kazan, the Caucasus, and Turkestan [3]. It has a distinct significance in the history of pedagogy of the Muslim peoples of Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Crimea, and the southeast of Russia. It is highly distinctive and positive from the previous teaching-learning works. The actions of the Jadid enlighteners and their perspectives on education are significant markers in the historical analysis of pedagogy [4]. The Jadidism movement has a large following in Turkestan, and Mahmudhoja Behbudi, one of its leading exponents, actively engaged in the nation's political and socioeconomic affairs, established innovative educational institutions, and continued his work in the enlightenment sector. Individuals who composed and released textbooks that could satisfy the demands of that era founded printing houses on their own dime and released multiple periodicals and newspapers to inspire Turkestan's populace [5] to actively engage in the nation's socio-economic affairs, heighten their political awareness, and organize charitable endeavors. Based on these gifts, it gave widows, low-income families, and their children both monetary and moral help. Turkestan Jadid leader Mahmudhoja Behbudi was a writer, theater artist, publisher, journalist, and theorist of the new school. He was also the first to establish Uzbek dramaturgy. He lived during one of the most challenging and complex periods in our history. Mahmudhoja Behbudi devoted his entire life and career to public education; to this end, he created textbooks and curriculum, built a network of contemporary schools, and provided students with instructional and methodological resources. He never stopped working to provide and organize publishing firms, libraries, and public education. Mahmudhoja Behbudi, the inspiration for this endeavor, was not only one of the first to build a library but also the creator of the first textbooks