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| | Abai Kunanbaiuli Summary |
 | | Born in Kazakhstan in Semey province, Abai Kunanbaev (Ibragim Qunanbaiuly) was educated at home and then sent to a medressa (Muslim religious school) where he learned Arabic and Persian and became acquainted with Eastern literature and poetry. |
| | Because of Russian influence many people know him as Abai Kunanbaev or Abai Kunanbaiev) (August 10, 1845 - July 5, 1904) was a Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher, as well as an important cog in the development of Kazakh as a legitimate written language. |
| | Among Abai's students was the historian and poet Şekerim Kudayberdiulı (Shakarim Qudaiberdiulı) (1858-1931). |
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