He made lots of Chagatai language poetry. Nava'i is thought to be the founder of early Turkic literature. Many places in Central Asia are named after him. In Uzbekistan, the province and city of Navoiy are named after him.
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↑Robert McHenry, ed. (1993). "Navā'ī, (Mir) 'Alī Shīr". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (15th ed.). Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. p. 563.
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