Oghuznameh (Ottoman Turkish and , also romanized as Oghuz-nameh, Oghuz NÃÂmeh, Oghuzname), is a generic term that is applied to the oral and written legendary accounts of Oghuz Khagan and Oghuz Turks. According to the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam the number of Oghuznamehs may be as high as 30. The Book of Dede Korkut, Selçukname and Shajara-i TarÃÂkima are among the well-known Oghuznamehs. Oghuznamehs were also historically performed by travelling story-tellers, or oral repositories (in ).
One of the most important Oghuznamehs is JÃÂmiÿ al-TawÃÂrëkh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani. According to ÃÂmit Hassan the legends can be classified under five sections: