Ájiniyaz

Azhiniyaz Qosybay Uly (Karakalpak: Әжинияз Қосыбай улы, 1824–1878) was a Karakalpak poet, who is also known by his pen name Ziywar.

== Origins == Ajiniyaz was born in 1824 at the southern coast of the Aral Sea, in the village of Qamısh buǵat of the Muynak district, at the mouth of the river Amu Darya, where the Karakalpak tribes (ruw) as ashamayli and kiyat used to live. The area was at the time part of the Khanate of Khiva. Ajiniyaz's father was named Qosıbay, and he had two brothers - Baltabek and Aqzhigit. His mother was named Nazira.