Khurshidbanu Natavan

Khurshidbanu Natavan
Khurshidbanu Natavan
Native name
Xurşidbanu Utsmiyeva
Born
Xurşidbanu Natəvan

(1832-08-06)6 August 1832
Shusha, Georgia Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire
Died2 October 1897(1897-10-02) (aged 65)
Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire
Resting placeAghdam, Azerbaijan
LanguageAzerbaijani
Persian
Genre
SpouseKhasay Khan Utsmiyev
RelativesMehdigulu Khan Javanshir

Khurshidbanu Natavan (Azerbaijani: 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 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).

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