| State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza | |
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| Uzbek: Hamza nomidagi Oʻzbekiston SSR Davlat mukofoti / Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти | |
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| Awarded for | outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture |
| Date | 1967–1991 |
| Country | Uzbek SSR |
| Related | Alisher Navoiy State Prize |
The State Hamza Prize or simply the Hamza Prize, officially the State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza (Uzbek: Hamza nomidagi Oʻzbekiston SSR Davlat mukofoti, Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти; Russian: Государственная премия Узбекской ССР имени Хамзы) was a state prize established in the Uzbek SSR in 1967 to recognize outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture.[1] The prize was named in honor of Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, an early pioneer of literature in the Uzbek SSR.
Background
The prize was awarded bi-annually on October 27, the date of establishment of the Uzbek SSR.[1] The medal was to be worn on the right side.[2] Prominent recipients of the award include Abdulla Oripov, Ali Hamroyev, Chingiz Akhmarov, Erkin Vohidov, Halima Nosirova, Komil Yormatov, Malik Qayumov, Mirtemir, Sora Eshontoʻrayeva, and Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov.[3][4]
The prize was discontinued after Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991. The State Prizes of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of Science and Technology, Literature, Art and Architecture (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining fan va texnika, adabiyot, san’at va me’morchilik sohasidagi Davlat mukofotlari / Ўзбекистон Республикасининг фан ва техника, адабиёт, санъат ва меъморчилик соҳасидаги Давлат мукофотлари) established in 2006 corresponds to the State Hamza Prize.
References
- 1 2 Zufarov, Komiljon, ed. (1980). "Ҳамза Ҳакимзода Ниёзий номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти". Oʻzbek sovet ensiklopediyasi (in Uzbek). Vol. 14. Toshkent: Oʻzbek sovet ensiklopediyasi. p. 367.
- ↑ "Положение о Государственных премиях Узбекской ССР имени Хамзы (Хамза Хаким-Заде Ниязи) в области литературы, искусства и архитектуры (Утверждено Постановлением КМ при Президенте УзССР от 06.02.1991 г. N 33)". Norma (in Russian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ↑ Usmonov, Zh (1986). Муқимий, Фурқат ва Ҳамза адабий жойлари (in Uzbek). Ўзбекистон ССР «Фан» нашриёти.
- ↑ Календарь знаменательныкх и памятных дат Узбекской ССР (in Russian). Ўзбекистон. 1971.