Ahmed Agdamski ( az, Əhməd Ağdamski) also known by the

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of Ahmed Bashir oglu Badalbeyli ( az, Əhməd Bəşir oğlu Bədəlbəyli) (January 5, 1884, in

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Elisabethpol Governorate The Elizavetpol Governorate, also known after 1918 as the Ganja Governorate, was a province ('' guberniya'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Yelisavetpol (present-day Ganja). The area of the governorate st ...

(Russian Empire) – April 1, 1954, in Agdash,

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) who was an

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, mugam singer and

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Biography

Ahmadbey Badalbeyli was born on January 5, 1884, in

Shusha / hy, Շուշի , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = ShushaCollection2021.jpg , image_caption = Landmarks of Shusha, from top left:Ghazanchetsots Cathedral • Yukhari Govhar ...

. He attended circles of theater-lovers and participated in national spectacles from his childhood. Scenic activity of the actor began in 1910, with attendance of a theatrical troupe of “Nijat” charity union. He was famous for his performance of women roles in various operas in the early history of Azeri Opera, when women's appearance on stage was strictly forbidden by religion and tradition. But later he began to play male parts, too. Besides all these he also was engaged in pedagogic activity. He was always persecuted because of playing women's parts. Ahmedbey changed his surname and address. For several years he was known as Miri. At the beginning of the 1920s he returned to

Karabakh Karabakh ( az, Qarabağ ; hy, Ղարաբաղ, Ġarabaġ ) is a geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to the lowlands between the rivers Kura (Caspia ...

, where he established a theatrical troupe in

Aghdam Aghdam ( az, Ağdam) is a ghost town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period. Aghdam lies from Stepanakert at ...

city, in 1923. In 1934, he moved to Agdash.Əhməd Ağdamski
In 1943, Ahmad Agdamski was conferred “Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan” title. He died on April 1, 1954. Muslim women were not allowed to play in theater in Azrebaijan and this is why men played female parts. Ahmed Agdamski, whose nice voice and fine constitution helped him in creation female roles, was one of them. He played pieces of ''Leyli'' (“

Leyli and Majnun ''Layla & Majnun'' ( ar, مجنون ليلى ; Layla's Mad Lover) is an old story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Bedouin poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his ladylove Layla bint Mahdi (later known as Layla al-Aamiriya). "The Layla ...

”), by persuasion of his brother Badalbey and because of refusal of Farajov (because of persecution of theater-haters), ''Asli'' (“Asli and Karam”), Gulnaz (“

If Not That One, Then This One ''If Not That One, Then This One'' (; ), also known as ''Mashadi Ibad'' (; ) is a 1910 Azerbaijani operetta in four acts written by composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The comedy reflects social and everyday life relations in prerevolutionary Azerbaijan ...

”), ''Gulchohra'' (“ Arshin mal alan”), ''Minnat khanim'' (“ Husband and wife”) and ''Tahmina'' (“ Rustam and Zohrab”) from operas written by his cousin

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Üzeyir bəy Əbdülhüseyn oğlu Hacıbəyov; russian: Узеир Абдул-Гусейн оглы Гаджибеков, translit=Uzeir Abdul-Guseyn ogly Gadzhibekov; September 18, 1885November 23, 19 ...

. In “ Shah Abbas and Khurshid Banu” he acted as poet

Khurshidbanu Natavan Khurshidbanu Natavan ( az, خورشیدبانو ناتوان / Xurşidbanu Natəvan; 6 August 1832 – 2 October 1897) was an Azerbaijani poet and philanthropist. She is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan. Her poems are in ei ...

. In 1916, Agmed Agdamski was shot in “Arshin mal alan”, the first Azerbaijani comedy-film, which was based on motifs of an opera of the same name written by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. Agdamski also played the female role of Gulchohra in the 1917 Azeri film ''

The Cloth Peddler The Cloth Peddler or Arşın Mal Alan may refer to several Azerbaijani films and plays. * The Cloth Peddler (1917 film) *The Cloth Peddler (1945 film) ''The Cloth Peddler'' ( az, Arşın Mal Alan) is a 1945 Azerbaijani romantic comedy musical fi ...

''.История становления киноискусства Азербайджана. Период немого кино (1920—1935)
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References

Literature

*Huseynov, Rafael. The Thousand and Second Night. Baku, Ishyq, 1988. (in Azeri)

External links and sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aghdamski, Ahmad 1884 births 1954 deaths Actors from Shusha People from Elizavetpol Governorate 20th-century Azerbaijani male actors 20th-century Azerbaijani male opera singers 20th-century Azerbaijani male singers Soviet male actors Soviet male silent film actors Azerbaijani male stage actors Azerbaijani male film actors Azerbaijani male silent film actors Badalbeyli family