The Concept of Political Leadership in Yusuf Balasaguni’s Work “Kutadgu Bilig”

Abstract

The outstanding work of the Turkic thinker Yusuf Balasaguni “Kutadgu Bilig” (“The Wisdom of Royal Glory”), written in the era of the Karakhanids (840-1212) in Central Asia, played a significant role in the formation and development of Turkic-Islamic philosophy during the period of significant political and spiritual changes in history Turkic people. In his work, Yusuf Balasaguni expressed many progressive ideas about the ideal forms of social and political order, a fair society, and the norm of behavior for the political leader. In this regard, the article discusses the political and philosophical aspects of the work «Kutadgu Bilig» and Yusuf Balasaguni’s thoughts on political leadership. At the same time, in order to reveal the topic, the authors determine the socio-cultural prerequisites for the formation of Yusuf Balasaguni’s thoughts on political leadership and analyze the ideas and thoughts about the concept of political leadership from the point of view of objective views.