Seyid Azim Shirvani
Seyid Azim Shirvani (Azerbaijani: Seyid Əzim Şirvani; 9 July 1835, Shamakhy – 1 June 1888, Shamakhy) was an Azerbaijani poet and enlightener. He got his first religious education in Iraq. After returning to motherland he refused his spiritual dignity and opened a private school. Seyid Azim Shirvani continued Fuzûlî’s traditions in his love-lyrical poems. In his satirical poems and fables Seyid Azim Shirvani ridiculed priesthood, opposed backwardness and ignorance, called to enlightenment and culture. Contemporary poets consider him their teacher.
Seyid Azim Shirvani Seyid Əzim Şirvani | |
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| Born | July 9, 1835 Shamakhy, Russian Empire |
| Died | June 1, 1888 (aged 52) Shamakhy, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
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