Urdu shahrashubs in the context of shahrashubs of Central Asia and as an expressor of socio-political thinking in national literature A glance at the development of Urdu literature and language in the history of Indian culture clearly demonstrates that even the poets who were the ambassadors of this nation began to write poetry in their own language, which actually meant the awakening of national identity of the people. This signified that the Urdu realized their national dignity. The reflection of national, democratic and anti-imperialist motives in Urdu poetry in the genre of shahrashub opens entirely a new page in the history of this kind of poetry. Meanwhile, this genre, which from the very beginning has focused on describing the desires and goals of the middle class, becomes a worthy arena for the fighting determination of the Urdu people. The crisis of the feudal system, the invasion of foreigners into the country, and afterwards British dependence broke the patience of the people. People, fed up with the invasion, resorted to riots, and this mood of people is reflected in literature, primarily in shahrashubs. The increasingly powerful appeals of Urdu poets allowed new poets-shahrashub writers to emerge. The scope, themes and ideas of the genre expands over time. A stable circle of topics of shahrashub emerges: as a hero of poetry, the "black people" is highlighted, the desire for equality and freedom of all people, regardless of position and origin, are expressed, intolerance to English exploitation is proclaimed in poetic language, where local feudal lords and judges are leeches, sucking the blood of the people. On the one hand, this becomes a decisive step in Urdu poetry in finding its “I” in world literature, on the other; it turns to the highest stage in the evolution of the genre of shahrashub. Examples of the genre of shahrashub in Urdu literature need further study. Because these poems can be perceived as not only a real mirror of social and political life, but also as a poetic chronicle of the Urdu people's struggle for freedom.