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 | |
Awarded for | outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture |
Date | 1964–1991 |
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 1964 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.