Education
He studied in the Khwarezmean madrassah.
He studied in the Khwarezmean madrassah.
His most famous poem is Qíssai Yosıf (Tale of Yusuf), written in the Turki literary language, which is not mutually intelligible with the modern Tatar, Bashkir and Chuvash languages. lieutenant is believed that he was born in what is today Eastern Tatarstan. He wrote his immortal poem in 1233.
He was probably killed in 1236 during the Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria.
His poems are celebrated by the Tatars, the Bashkirs and the Chuvash. Qíssai Yosıf was inspired by Qur"anic stories of Joseph.
The poem is devoted to the struggle against evil and for human happiness. More than 200 manuscripts have been found among the Tatars.
The poem was prepared for publishing for the first time by the poet Utız İmäni and printed in 1839 by Räxmätulla Ämirxanov.
Since then it has been republished 80 times. The Qol Ghali International Award is named after Qol Ghali. lieutenant is awarded to recognize excellence in literature and poetry.
The award was established in 1992.