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PORTRAIT 01ئابدۇرېھىم ئۆتكۈرAbdurehim Otkur · 1923 – 1995 Abdurehim Otkur (1923–1995), Uyghur poet, novelist and historian.
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PORTRAIT 02ئابدۇخالىق ئۇيغۇرAbdukhaliq Uyghur · 1901 – 1933 Abdukhaliq Uyghur (1901–1933), poet of the Uyghur national awakening.
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PORTRAIT 03لۇتپۇللا مۇتەللىپLutpulla Mutellip · 1922 – 1945 Lutpulla Mutellip (1922–1945), Uyghur poet and playwright.
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PORTRAIT 04مەھمۇد كاشىغەرىMahmud al-Kashgari · 1008 – 1105 Mahmud al-Kashgari (c. 1008–1105), author of the Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk.
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PORTRAIT 05نىمشېھىتNimshehit · 1904 – 1971 Nimshehit (1904–1971), Uyghur poet.
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PORTRAIT 06مەمتىلى تەۋپىقMemtili Tewpiq · 1901 – 1937 Memtili Tewpiq / Memtili Ependi (1901–1937), pioneer of modern Uyghur schooling.
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PORTRAIT 07يۈسۈپ خاس ھاجىپYusuf Khass Hajib · 1019 – 1085 Yusuf Khass Hajib (1019–1085), author of the Qutadghu Bilik.
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PORTRAIT 08مەخسۇت مۇھىتىMaqsut Muhiti · b. 1885 Maqsut Muhiti (b. 1885), educator and leader of the 1932 Turpan uprising.
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PORTRAIT 09سۇلتان سۇتۇق بۇغراخانSultan Satuq Bughra Khan · 922 – 955 Sultan Satuq Bughra Khan (c. 922–955), first Karakhanid ruler to embrace Islam.
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PORTRAIT 10تېيىپجان ئېلىيوفTeyipjan Eliyow · 1930 – 1989 Teyipjan Eliyow (1930–1989), contemporary Uyghur poet.
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PORTRAIT 11موللا مۇسا سايرامىMulla Musa Sayrami · 1836 – 1917 Mulla Musa Sayrami (1836–1917), historian of East Turkistan.
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PORTRAIT 12ئايخان ئاناAyhan Ana · 1882 – 1942 Ayhan Turdi, "Ayhan Ana" (1882–1942), founder of a charitable school in Ghulja.
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PORTRAIT 13ئەلشىر نەۋايىAli-Shir Nava'i · 1441 – 1501 Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441–1501), the central poet of Chaghatay literature.
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PORTRAIT 14غازىبايGhazibay Ghazibay, Uyghur physician and herbalist of Khotan.
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PORTRAIT 15تەجەللىTejelli (Huseyinkhan Ekber) · b. 1856 Tejelli — Huseyinkhan Ekber (b. 1856), scholar, poet and physician.
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PORTRAIT 16ئابدۇقادىر داموللاAbdulqadir Damollam · 1862 – 1924 Abduqadir Damolla (1862–1924), scholar and reformer of Artush.
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