TARİHSEL KİMLİKTEN MİZAHİ TİPLEMEYE: BAHÂEDDİN KARAKUŞ VE DOĞU TÜRKÇESİYLE YAZILMIŞ BİR VARYANT
FROM HISTORICAL IDENTITY TO HUMOROUS CHARACTERISATION: BAHÂEDDİN KARAKUŞ AND A VARIANT WRİTTEN IN EASTERN TURKISH

Summary/Abstract: This study examines an early 20th-century manuscript of Eastern Turkestan origin, catalogued under call number Jarring Prov. 460 in the Jarring Collection at Lund University Library. The research focuses on the contrast between the historical figure of Bahauddin Karakush, one of Saladin's key commanders, and his depiction in folk imagination as an 'incompetent judge'. The methodology involves archival research and textual editing techniques; the manuscript was transcribed and subjected to linguistic and contextual analysis. The findings of the study reveal that narratives Turkistan. While historical records prove that Karakush was a brilliant engineer and statesman, the satirical image created by Ibn Mammati became prevalent in popular culture, eventually evolving into a universal symbol of injustice. This transformation demonstrates the significant impact of literary fiction and humour in shaping social perception. Therefore, this manuscript provides original data on the cross-border transmission of the Turkic world's shared humorous heritage and the localisation patterns of the 'negative judge' archetype

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