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Zokirjon Xolmuhammad oʻgʻli () (1859–1909), better known by his pen name Furqat, was an Uzbek people author, poet, and political activist. He had a major influence on the development of modern Uzbek literature. He wrote one of the earliest and Satire articles in Uzbek.
Furqat, like may other writers of the colonial period, was forced to praise the Russian Empire and its culture in his work. When he started to write poems that were critical of the cruelty of Russian rule, he was exiled to Chinese Turkestan.
Starting from 1891, Xolmuhammad oʻgʻli traveled extensively to many countries, including Azerbaijan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Greece, Bulgaria, and India. He was exiled to Chinese Turkestan after he started to criticize the cruelty of Russian rule in his works. He arrived in Yarkant in 1893 and stayed there until his death in 1909.
In 1891, he wrote his autobiographical book Sarguzashtnoma ( The Adventure Book). This book is also called Furqatnoma. Furqat's other works include Gimnaziya ( The Gymnasium School), Ilm xosiyati ( The Benefits of Education), Vistavka xususida ( About Exhibitions), Akt majlisi xususida ( About the Session on Statements), Nagʻma bazmi xususida ( About a Music Party), Adashganman ( Made a Mistake), Fasli navbahor oʻldi... ( The Spring has Died), Sayding qoʻya ber, sayyod... ( Leave Your Game, Hunter), Kelinchak ( The Bride), Sabogʻa xitob ( An Appeal to the Morning Breeze), Bormasmiz ( We Won't Go) and many others. Some of Furqat's works, such as Devon ( Diwan), Hammomi xayol ( The Bathhouse of Thoughts), Chor darvesh ( Four Dervishes), Noʻh manzar ( Nine Aspects), did not survive.
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