Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Khurshidbanu Natavan
Khurshidbanu Natavan | |
|---|---|
 Khurshidbanu Natavan | |
| Native name | Xurşidbanu Utsmiyeva |
| Born | Xurşidbanu Natəvan 6 August 1832 Shusha, Georgia Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 October 1897 (aged 65) Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Aghdam, Azerbaijan |
| Language | Azerbaijani Persian |
| Genre | |
| Spouse | Khasay Khan Utsmiyev |
| Relatives | Mehdigulu Khan Javanshir |
Khurshidbanu Natavan (Azerbaijani: خورشیدبانو ناتوان / Xurşidbanu Natəvan; 6 August 1832 – 2 October 1897) was an Azerbaijani poet[1] and philanthropist. She is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan.[2] Her poems are in either Azerbaijani or Persian and she was most notable for her lyrical ghazals.
Natavan was the daughter of Mehdigulu Khan, the last ruler of the Karabakh Khanate (1748–1822).
- ^ Parpală, Emilia; Loveday, Leo (2015). Contextual Identities: a Comparative and Communicational Approach. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-7660-5.
- ^ Naroditskaya, Inna (2000). "Azerbaijanian Female Musicians: Women's Voices Defying and Defining the Culture". Ethnomusicology. 44 (2). Ethnomusicology, Vol. 44, No. 2: 234–256. doi:10.2307/852531. JSTOR 852531.
Previous Page Next Page
