THE LITERARY HERITAGE OF THE UZBEKI POET BARQI AND THEIR PLACE AMONG THE UZBEKI WRITERS OF XINJONG

This article provides Uzbek readers with the first information about the poetry of the Uzbek poet Barqiy, who lived and worked in East Turkestan at the beginning of the 20th century. His poems, written under the influence of the work of Uzbek classical poets, are analyzed. Most of the poet's poems are in harmony with the lyrical works of poets such as Furqat, Mukimiy, Xislat, and Zavqiy, imbued with nationalist and enlightened ideas. The classification of lyrical poems in the collection "Xinjong Uzbek poets" indicates that Barki took up themes that have been common to poets in Uzbek classical poetry and creatively followed them in terms of artistic style. Getting acquainted with the work of such poets indicates the extent of creative cooperation between Uyghur and Uzbek poets in East Turkistan of that period and their attitude to classical traditions.