Choʻlpon
Sign in to saveAbdulhamid Sulaymon oʻgʻli Yunusov (, 1893 – 4 October 1938), most commonly known by his penname Choʻlpon (sometimes spelled Cholpán in English), was an Uzbek poet, playwright, novelist, and literary translator. Choʻlpon was one of Central Asia's most popular poets during the first half of the 20th century. He was also the first person to translate William Shakespeare's plays into the Uzbek language.
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- Writer.birth_name
- Abdulhamid Sulaymon oʻgʻli Yunusov
- Writer.birth_date
- 1897
- Writer.birth_place
- Andijan, Turkestan, Russian Empire
- Writer.death_date
- 4 October 1938
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- Writer
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- Given name
- 'Abd al-Hamid
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Andijan
- Place of death
- Tashkent
- Occupation
- translator
- Languages spoken
- Uzbek
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- Choʻlpon 1997 Uzbekistan stamp.jpg
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- 1938-10-02
- date of birth
- 1897-01-01
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Abdulhamid Sulaymon oʻgʻli Yunusov (, 1893 – 4 October 1938), most commonly known by his penname Choʻlpon (sometimes spelled Cholpán in English), was an Uzbek poet, playwright, novelist, and literary translator. Choʻlpon was one of Central Asia's most popular poets during the first half of the 20th century. He was also the first person to translate William Shakespeare's plays into the Uzbek language.
Choʻlpon's works had a major impact on the works of other Uzbek writers. He was one of the first authors to introduce realism into Uzbek literature. Choʻlpon was executed during the Great Purge under the leadership of Joseph Stalin.
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