Uzbekistan: the golden road to Samarkand, Calum MacLeod, Bradley Mayhew, Odyssey, 2008, ISBN 978-962-217-795-6, ... The colourful literature of the Baburnama reveals his deep interest in people and art. He wrote fondly of the natural and architectural beauties of Ferghana, Samarkand and Kabul. In verses of Chagatai Turkish he ranks high after Alisher ...
Merriam-Webster's encyclopedia of literature, Merriam-Webster, 1995, ISBN 978-0-87779-042-6, ... Nava'i's mastery of the eastern Turkic Chagatai language was such that it came to be known as "the language of Nava'i." He remains a well-known figure in Uzbekistan, and some of his poetry can be found in popular Uzbek folk songs ...