Ğabdulla Tuqay
Ğabdulla Tuqay عبد الله توقای | |
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Portrait, 1908 | |
| Native name | Габдулла Тукай |
| Born | 26 April 1886 Quşlawıç, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 April 1913 (aged 26) Kazan, Russian Empire |
| Occupation | poet, publicist |
| Nationality | Tatar |
| Genre | Romanticism, realism |
| Notable works | Tuğan tel (Туган тел) |
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Ğabdulla Möxəmmətğərif ulı Tuqay (April 26 [O.S. April 14] 1886 – April 15 [O.S. April 2] 1913) was a Tatar poet, critic, publisher, and towering figure of Tatar literature. Tuqay is often referred to as the founder of modern Tatar literature and the modern Tatar literary language, which replaced Old Tatar.