Historiography of the Study of Mahmud Al-Kashghari's Legacy: Research in Turkish, European, and Russo-Soviet Oriental Studies

This article examines the historiography of scholarship on the legacy of the great 11th-century Turkic scholar Mahmud al-Kashghari and his monumental work Diwan Lughat al-Turk. The study identifies three key dimensions of Kashghari studies: the ethno-cultural history of Turkic peoples between the 9th and 12th centuries; the history of the Kara-Khanid Khanate; and the scholarly analysis of the Diwan itself as a primary source. The article traces, in chronological order, the academic contributions of Turkish, German, Russian-Soviet, and Uzbek scholars, including translations, publications, and research papers. Particular emphasis is placed on the significance of the 1915 Istanbul lithographic edition for global Oriental studies, and on the early scholarly responses from Turkey, Europe, and Russia.