P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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Ta’rikhi Qadimtarin Qadim va Sadahoi Miona (The Tajiks: Their

Ancient and Medieval History, Moscow, 1972).

Ghafurov, like Sadriddin Aini, is recognized as a Tajik hero. His list

of accomplishments, awards, and accolades includes six Orders of

Lenin, medals of the October Revolution, Red Banner of Labor of

Mongolia, Jawaharlal Nehru Prize. Honorary Member of Oriental

Studies in Poland, and the Head of the International Firdowsi Prize

Committee. The city of Sovetobod in the Lenin District and one of the

streets of Dushanbe are named after him. Also, a scholarship was

created in his name, and a library was dedicated to him in the Academy

of Sciences of the USSR.

Ghafurov died in Dushanbe on August 12, 1977.