Mahmud al-Kashgari

Turkic scholar and lexicographer
Person human Q563564
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Mahmud al-Kashgari

Summary

Mahmud al-Kashgari is a human[1]. He was born in Kashgar[2]. He was born on January 1, 1029[3]. He died in Upal[4]. He died on January 1, 1101[5]. He worked as a lexicographer[6], geographer[7], dialectologist[8], and linguist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month, #7,172 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's place of birth was Kashgar[2].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari passed away in Upal[4].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari was born on January 1, 1029[3].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari died on January 1, 1101[5].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari died on 1073[11].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's professions included lexicographer[6].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's professions included geographer[7].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari worked as a dialectologist[8].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's professions included linguist[9].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari is recorded as male[14].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's Commons category is recorded as Mahmud al-Kashgari[16].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's residence is recorded as Kashgar[17].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's given name is recorded as Mahmud[18].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's given name is recorded as Mahmoud[19].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mahmud al-Kashgari[20].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's described by source is recorded as al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[21].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Turkic[22].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محمود بن الحسين بن محمد الكاشغري'}[23].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's start of work period is recorded as 1029[24].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25554717[25].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's writing language is recorded as Turkic[26].
  • Mahmud al-Kashgari's P14541 is recorded as 2BhpNs[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Mahmud al-Kashgari's place of birth was Kashgar[2]. He was born on January 1, 1029[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include lexicographer[6], geographer[7], dialectologist[8], and linguist[9]. Mahmud al-Kashgari's field of work was linguistics[12].

Personal Life

Mahmud al-Kashgari's religion is recorded as Islam[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1101[5] and 1073[11]. Mahmud al-Kashgari passed away in Upal[4].

Why It Matters

Mahmud al-Kashgari ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (523 views/month, #7,172 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to him include Dīwān ul-Lughat al-Turk[30], a literary work[31], in Turkey[32], founded in 1266[33].

FAQs

Where was Mahmud al-Kashgari born?

Mahmud al-Kashgari's place of birth was Kashgar[2].

Where did Mahmud al-Kashgari die?

Mahmud al-Kashgari passed away in Upal[4].

What did Mahmud al-Kashgari do for work?

Mahmud al-Kashgari worked as lexicographer[6], geographer[7], dialectologist[8], and linguist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cv', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57891|batch #57891]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  2. 6w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'محمود بن الحسين بن محمد الكاشغري'}
    Given name → Mahmud, Mahmoud
    Date of death → +1101-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1073-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1559]]: محمود بن الحسين بن محمد الكاشغري, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269159|batch #269159]]"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2BhpNs
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Turkic
    Occupation → —
    Given name → Mahmud, Mahmoud
    Place of death → Upal
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00558784, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
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