List of Azerbaijanis from Nagorno-Karabakh
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List of Azerbaijanis from Nagorno-Karabakh
This is the list of prominent Azerbaijanis who are from Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region.
This is the list of prominent Azerbaijanis who are from Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Prominent people from Shusha
- Mir Mohsun Navvab, artist and poet
- Molla Panah VagifMolla Panah VagifMolla Panah Vagif was an 18th-century poet, the founder of the realism genre in the Azerbaijani poetry and also a prominent statesman and diplomat, vizier – the minister of foreign affairs in the Karabakh khanate.- Life :...
, poet - Khurshidbanu Natavan, poetess
- SadigjanSadigjanSadigjan , also spelled Sadikhjan or Sadiqjan, born Sadig Asadoglu , was an Azerbaijani tar-player known for developing the Azeri tar from the Iranian tar.-Life and Fame:...
, musician, inventor of the Azeri variety of tarTar (lute)The tār is a long-necked, waisted Iranian instrument. It has been adopted by other cultures and Azerbaijan. The word tar itself means "string" in Persian, though it might have the same meaning in languages influenced by Persian or any other branches of Iranian languages like Kurdish... - Uzeyir HajibeyovUzeyir HajibeyovUzeyir bey Abdul Hussein oglu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure from Azerbaijan. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera...
, composer - Gasim bey ZakirGasim bey ZakirGasim bey Zakir was Azerbaijani poet of 19th century and one of the founders of the critical realism and satirical genre in Azerbaijani literature.-Life:...
, poet - Khudadat bey Malik-AslanovKhudadat bey Malik-AslanovKhudadat bey Aghabey oglu Malik-Aslanov was an Azerbaijani politician and university professor.-Early life:...
, scientist and politician - Najaf bey Vazirov, playwright and journalist
- Bulbul, folk and opera singer
- Bulbuljan, folk singer
- Abdurrahim Hagverdiyev, dramatist
- Yusif Vazir ChamanzaminliYusif Vazir ChamanzaminliYusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, , sometimes spelled Chemenzeminli, born Yusif Mirbaba oghlu Vazirov Russia.Chamanzaminli was an Azerbaijani writer and statesman remembered for his novels, short stories, essays, and diaries...
(September 12, 1887 to January 3, 1943 in the GULAG, near Gorky, Russia), core author of the novel Ali and Nino, published under the pseudonym Kurban SaidKurban SaidKurban Said .Kurban Said is the pseudonym for the author of Ali and Nino, a novel originally published in 1937 in the German language by the Austrian publisher, E.P. Tal...
. - Karim bey Mehmandarov, doctor and social activist
- Khan ShushinskiKhan ShushinskiKhan Shushinski , born Isfandiyar Aslan oglu Javanshir , was an Azerbaijani khananda .-Life:...
, folk singer - Shamsi BadalbeyliShamsi BadalbeyliShamsi Badal oglu Badalbeyli was an Azerbaijani theatre director and actor.-Life and career:Shamsi Badalbeyli was born in Shusha to Badal Badalbeyli, a music teacher, and his wife Rahima...
, theatre director and actor - Suleyman Sani AkhundovSuleyman Sani AkhundovSuleyman Sani Akhundov was an Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher...
– Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher(3 October 1875, ShushaShushaShusha , also known as Shushi is a town in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus. It has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its capture in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War...
– 29 March 1939, BakuBakuBaku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
) - Ahmad AgdamskiAhmad AgdamskiAhmed Agdamski was the stage name of Ahmed Bashir oglu Badalbeyli who was an Azerbaijani opera singer, mugam singer and actor....
– Azerbaijani opera singer, mugam singer and actor.(5 January 1884, ShushaShushaShusha , also known as Shushi is a town in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus. It has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its capture in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War...
– 1 April 1954 AgdashAgdashAgdash is a rayon in central Azerbaijan. Agdash rayon consists of Leki settlement and 72 villages. This rayon has a favorable economic and geographic location. Turyan River and Kura River along South-West border extend through the territory of the rayon. Upper Shirvan Channel also crosses Agdash...
) - Soltan HajibeyovSoltan HajibeyovSoltan Ismayil ogli Hajibeyov, was an Azerbaijani composer and People's Artist of the USSR.Soltan Hajibeyov was Uzeyir Hajibeyov's cousin. Soltan was a composer who contributed greatly to the formation of national symphonic music of Azerbaijan...
– Azerbaijani composer and People's Artist of the USSR (5 May 1919 ShushaShushaShusha , also known as Shushi is a town in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus. It has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its capture in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War...
– 19 September 1974 BakuBakuBaku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
) - Uzeyir HajibeyovUzeyir HajibeyovUzeyir bey Abdul Hussein oglu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure from Azerbaijan. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera...
(1885-1948), Founder of Azerbaijani Composed Music - Jabbar GaryagdiogluJabbar GaryagdiogluJabbar Garyagdioglu or Garyaghdyoglu was an Azerbaijani folk singer . He is known as the first khananda to perform mughamats in the Azeri language.-Rise to prominence:...
– Azerbaijani folk singer (khananda). (31 March 1861 ShushaShushaShusha , also known as Shushi is a town in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus. It has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its capture in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War...
– 20 April 1944 BakuBakuBaku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
) - Seyid ShushinskiSeyid ShushinskiSeyid Shushinski , born Mir Mohsun Seyid Ibrahim oglu Shushinski , was an Azerbaijani folk singer .-Early career:...
– Azerbaijani folk singer (khananda)(12 April 1889, Horadiz – 1 November 1965, Baku) - Latif KarimovLatif KarimovLatif Huseyn oglu Karimov was an Azerbaijani carpet designer known for his contributions to a variety of artistic fields.- Early life :...
– Azerbaijani carpet designer known for his contributions to a variety of artistic fields.(17 November 1906, Shusha – 1991, Baku) - Mehdigulu Khan Vefa – lyrical poet of Azerbaijan, Lieutenant Colonel in the Russian Army, son of a famous Karabakh poetess Khurshidbanu Natavan.(1855 ShushaShushaShusha , also known as Shushi is a town in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus. It has been under the control of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic since its capture in 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War...
– 1900 1900 Tiflis) - Ibrahim Khalil KhanIbrahim Khalil KhanIbrahim Khalil khan Javanshir was the Azeri Turkic khan of Karabakh from the Javanshir family, who succeeded his father Panah-Ali khan Javanshir as the ruler of Karabakh khanate....
– Azeri khan of Karabakh from the Javanshir family, who succeeded his father Panah-Ali khan Javanshir as the ruler of Karabakh khanateKarabakh khanateThe Karabakh khanate was a semi-independent khanate on the territories of modern Azerbaijan and Armenia established in about 1750 under Persian suzerainty in Karabakh and adjacent areas. The Karabakh khanate existed until 1805, when the Russian Empire gained control over it from Persia...
.(1730–1806) - Panah Ali KhanPanah Ali KhanPanah-Ali khan Javanshir was the founder and first ruler of Karabakh khanate, initially under nominal Persian suzerainty and by 1748 an independent feudal state that existed in 1747–1822 in Karabakh and adjacent areas..-Origins and early life:Panah Ali Khan was from the Sarijali branch of the...
– first ruler of Karabakh khanate (1693, Sarijali – 1761, Shiraz, Iran)