Abai Qunanbaiuly (Абай Құнанбайұлы; 10 August 1845 – 6 July 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cultures on the basis of enlightened Islam. His name is also transliterated as Abay Kunanbayev (Абай Кунанбаев); among Kazakhs he is known as Abai.
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10 August 1845 Shinghis Mountain, Kazakhstan (in what is today East Kazakhstan Province)
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Died |
5 July 1904 (aged 58) Abay District, East Kazakhstan, Russian Empire
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Zodiac | Leo |
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