Born in 1862 at To'raqo'rg'on near Namangan, Ibrat studied in Kokand and then travelled unusually widely for his time — through Arabia, India and China — learning several languages on the way. He returned to open a new-method school, and in the early 1900s established Matbaai Ishoqiya, one of the first printing presses in the Fergana Valley. He wrote on language, history and culture, including a six-language dictionary, and served as a qazi. He was arrested during the purges and died in 1937.
Key achievements
Founded Matbaai Ishoqiya, among the first printing presses in the Fergana Valley
Compiled the Six-Language Dictionary (1901): Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Turkish, Uzbek and Russian
Travelled through Europe, Arabia and India and brought home rare manuscripts, among them the Namangan copy of Qutadgʻu Bilig
