7.3 BERDAKH’S POETRY AS A REFLECTION OF THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL STRUGGLES OF THE KARAKALPAK PEOPLE

Abstract

Annotation: The article studies historical events in the life of the Karakalpaks as part of the Khiva Khanate: popular liberation uprisings, the activities of Aidos-bey, his desire to create a separate state, his death as a result of the deceitful policy of the khanate, the fragmentation of the Karakalpak biys, the limitations of their worldview, the low level of national self-consciousness, which served as an important factor in the creation of Berdakh's historical poems. The veracity and realism of the poet's works, directed at the system of the khanate and representatives of the ruling circles, led to the persecution of the epic dastans of Berdakh, the difference in their assessment. The creative path of the poet and the poetic world.reflected in the historical epic dastans, require a holistic and versatile consideration. By studying the problem of the poetic world of Berdakh and its historical roots on the example of his historical epic dastans, the author comes to the conclusion that the people's liberation uprising led by Aidos biy showed the courage and courage of Aidos, who opposed the oppression of the Khiva Khanate, the policy of the Khanate aimed at to incite national hatred; the changes that took place in the life of the Karakalpaks under the influence of the policy of colonial Russia contributed to the deepening of Berdakh's artistic thinking, expanding the content of his historical epic dastans.