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Mirza Abdulgadir Vusagi
Mirza Abdulgadir Vusagi or Abdulgadir Ismayilzada (1865, Sayadli village, Khizi district – 1914, Baku) was an Azerbaijani poet and writer. He is the author of the libretto for the operas "Shah Ismail" and " Seyfal mulk", the dramatic creations "Yusif and Zuleikha", "Ali Khan" and "Shahzade Ismail". He is the father of Mikayil Mushfig. Biography and creation Abdulgadir Ismailzada was born in 1865 in Khizi, in the village of Sayadli. His father, Molla Ismayil, was a famous teacher in Khizi. Abdulgadir received his primary education from his father, and for a deeper study of the Arabic language, he studied from kazi of Guba Akhund Zaki. For some time, he taught at his father's school.In 1902, he moved to Baku, where he continued his teaching activity. For a while he taught to Jafar Jabbarli. In 1905, he entered a two-year pedagogical course on a new method of education, opened by the "Nashri-Maarif" association. After completing the courses, he began teaching according to the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khizi District
Khizi District ( az, Xızı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the east of the country and belongs to the Absheron-Khizi Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Siyazan, Shabran, Quba, Shamakhi, Gobustan, and Absheron-Khizi. Its capital and largest city is Khizi. As of 2020, the district had a population of 17,100, making it the least populated district of Azerbaijan. Etymology Azerbaijanis and Tats compose the main ethnic background of Khizi. There are preconceptions about the etymology of the word "Xızı" which was previously used to represent a small village. Many experts assume that this name is from the Sassanid Empire. In the early Middle Ages (III-VI centuries), the Iranian tribes were transferred here to spread the Zoroastrianism, the official religion of the Empire, in northern territories of the empire, to combat Christianity and protect the northern borders from Hun, Peach and Khazar tribes. This process further st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijani Language
Azerbaijani () or Azeri (), also referred to as Azeri Turkic or Azeri Turkish, is a Turkic language from the Oghuz sub-branch spoken primarily by the Azerbaijani people, who live mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan where the North Azerbaijani variety is spoken, and in the Azerbaijan region of Iran, where the South Azerbaijani variety is spoken. Although there is a very high degree of mutual intelligibility between both forms of Azerbaijani, there are significant differences in phonology, lexicon, morphology, syntax, and sources of loanwords. North Azerbaijani has official status in the Republic of Azerbaijan and Dagestan (a federal subject of Russia), but South Azerbaijani does not have official status in Iran, where the majority of Azerbaijani people live. It is also spoken to lesser varying degrees in Azerbaijani communities of Georgia and Turkey and by diaspora communities, primarily in Europe and North America. Both Azerbaijani varieties are members of the Oghuz b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyfal Mulk
"Seyfal mulk" ( az, Seyfəl mülk) – is an Azerbaijani opera composed in 1915, by composer Mashadi Jamil Amirov. Mirza Gadir Ismayilzade, known as "Vusagi" (Mikayil Mushfig's father) was the author of a libretto. The opera was staged in 1915, in Ganja for the first time and a year later was staged at Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre (now Paliashvili Theater of Opera and Ballet of Georgia). Sidgi Ruhulla was a staging director of the opera. Singers such as Majid Behbudov (Rashid Behbudov’s father), Bulbul The bulbuls are members of a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds, which also includes greenbuls, brownbuls, leafloves, and bristlebills. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical As ..., Malibeyli Hamid and others performed the parts in the opera. According to contemporary writers, composer Mashadi Jamil Amirov was the conductor of the opera. The opera was staged in Tbilisi and other cities of the South C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikayil Mushfig
Mikayil Mushfig ( az, Mikayıl Müşfiq, born Mikayil Ismayilzade) (5 June 1908, Baku – 6 January 1938, Baku) was an Azerbaijani poet of the 1930s. Most of his poetry is about romance, nature, feelings. Despite this, he soon became one of the slandered and criticized poets in the Union of Soviet Azerbaijani Writers, and soon afterwards, Mushfig was arrested and executed by Soviet authorities at the age of 30 during the Stalinist purges in the USSR. In 1956, he was exonerated posthumously. Nikita Khrushchev era of de-stalinization has resulted in Mushfig's poetry being famous in Azerbaijani society. Life and poetry Mikayil Mushfig was born in the city of Baku of Baku Governorate in 1908. His father Mirza Abdulgadir Ismayilzade was a teacher and a poet. He lost his parents in early childhood, so was brought up by the relatives. He received his elementary education at Russian-language School in Baku. After the establishment of the Soviet regime in Azerbaijan in 1920, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Ismayil (opera)
“Shah Ismayil” – is an Azerbaijani mugham opera in 6 acts and 7 scenes composed by Muslim Magomayev (composer), Muslim Magomayev, in 1915-1919. Libretto and text were written by Mirza Abdulgadir Vusagi, Mirza Gadir Ismayilzade basing on a legend about young Ismail I, Shah Ismayil. Premiere of the opera was held in March 1919 in Baku, with a benefit performance of Huseyngulu Sarabski, Huseyngulu Sarabski (Rzayev). Muslim Magomayev was conductor and Huseyn Arablinski, Huseyn Arablinski (Khalafov) was director of the opera. Actors such as H.Sarabski (''Shah Ismayil''), M.H.Teregulov (''Aslan Shah'') and Huseynagha Hajibababeyov (''Gulzar'') played parts in the opera.''Бернандт Г.'', Словарь опер, впервые поставленных или изданных в дореволюционной России и в СССР (1736—1959), М., 1962. Стр. 345-346 The second edition was created in 1924. Premiere was held on December 3, 1924 in Baku, at Azerba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quba
Quba () is a city and the administrative centre of the Quba District of Azerbaijan. The city lies on the north-eastern slopes of Shahdag mountain, at an altitude of 600 metres above sea level, on the right bank of the Kudyal river. It has a population of 38,100 (2010). History Quba was mentioned in works of various European geographers, in ancient Arabic and Albanian sources. The castle built by the ruler Anushiravan in the 11th century was called "Bade-Firuz Qubat", and in the Arabic sources of the XII century Quba was mentioned as "Cuba". In the 13th century, in the Dictionary of Geographical names of Arabian scientist Hamabi it was mentioned among the Azerbaijani cities as Kubba, and in the sources of 16th century Quba was referred to as "Dome". Guba (Quba) city originated from the riverside village of Gudial. In the mid-18th century, after moving his residence from Khudat, Hussain Ali became Quba's Khan (tribal Turkic Muslim ruler) and raised fortress walls around the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muslim Magomayev (composer)
Abdulmuslim Muhammad oghlu Magomayev ( az, Əbdülmüslüm Məhəmməd oğlu Maqomayev; 18 September 1885 in Grozny – 28 July 1937 in Nalchik), commonly known as Muslim Magomayev ( az, Müslüm Maqomayev), was an Azerbaijani composer and conductor. He is the grandfather and namesake of Azerbaijani opera singer Muslim Magomayev. Early life He was born Abdulmuslim Magomayev into a family of a blacksmith on the same day another prominent Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov was born.Muslim Magomayev by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. ''Bakinski Rabochi'' newspaper. 28 July 1938. Retrieved 1 January 2007 He had studied at a primary school in Grozny before being admitted to the Gori Pedagogical Seminary (in present-da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jafar Jabbarly
Jafar Gafar oglu Jabbarly, ( az, Cəfər Qafar oğlu Cabbarlı, 20 March 1899, Khizi – 31 December 1934, Baku) was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter. Life After his father's death in 1902, Jabbarli's mother moved to Baku with her four children. In 1915, Jabbarli graduated from high school and studied electromechanics at Baku Polytechnicum for the next 5 years. In 1920 he was admitted to Azerbaijan State University to study applied medicine but due to his lack of interest soon switched to Oriental studies. In 1923, he started attending lectures at a local theatre to fulfill his interest in drama.Jafar Jabbarli: Life and First Years of Education (archived) Jafar Jabbarli died at the age of 35 of |
1865 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Second Battle of Fort Fisher: United States forces launch a major amphibious assault against the last seaport held by the Confederates, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. * January 15 – American Civil War: United States forces capture Fort Fisher. * January 31 ** The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (conditional prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude) passes narrowly, in the House of Representatives. ** American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. * February ** American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns, as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. * February 3 – American Civil War : Hampton Roads Conference: Union and Confederate leaders discuss peace terms. * February 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijani-language Poets
The following is a List of Azerbaijani-language poets. North Azerbaijan *Ashig Alasgar *Mammad Araz *Hamid Arzulu * Aşık Khanlar * Babi Badalov *Abbasgulu Bakikhanov * Vagif Bayatly Oner * Mirvarid Dilbazi *Piruz Dilenchi * Teymur Elchin * Fuzûlî * Fikrat Goja *Madina Gulgun * Mahammad Hadi * Izzeddin Hasanoglu * Almas Ildyrym * Hamlet Isakhanli *Jafar Jabbarly *Jafargulu agha Javanshir *Ahmad Javad *Huseyn Javid * Nusrat Kasamanli * Mikayil Mushfig *Imadaddin Nasimi *Khurshidbanu Natavan *Ali Nazmi * Mammed Said Ordubadi * Baba Punhan * Ramiz Rovshan * Suleyman Rustam *Mirza Alakbar Sabir * Abbas Sahhat * Bahar Shirvani *Seyid Azim Shirvani *Khalil Rza Uluturk * Mehdigulu Khan Vafa *Molla Panah Vagif *Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh * Aliagha Vahid *Mirza Shafi Vazeh * Molla Vali Vidadi *Samad Vurgun * Gasim bey Zakir * Hikmat Ziya Iranian Azerbaijan *Piruz Dilenchi *Madina Gulgun Madina Gulgun ( az, Mədinə Gülgün), born Madina Nurulla qizi Alakbarzadeh (17 January 1926, Baku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Deaths
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
