HISTORICAL TRUTH AND THE SEMANTICS OF THE LITERARY TEXT IN FITRAT’S DRAMA “ABULFAYZXON”

This article investigates the relationship between historical truth and literary-text semantics in Abdurauf Fitrat’s drama Abulfayzkhan. Using close reading, historical-contextual interpretation, narratological comparison and semantic analysis, it distinguishes the historical referent of the late Ashtarkhanid court from the meanings produced by dramatic dialogue, conflict and characterization. The analysis identifies three interrelated semantic axes: the crisis of legitimate rule, the moral consequences of coercive power, and the collective vulnerability produced by political fragmentation. The drama is treated neither as a transparent historical record nor as arbitrary fiction; rather, its historical material becomes a vehicle for ethical and political reflection. A comparative matrix and a conceptual diagram clarify how historical reference is transformed into literary significance. Findings are interpretive, not frequency-based, and do not claim to reconstruct unverified dialogue or archival facts.