Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva
Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva | |
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| Nurxon Yoʻldoshxoʻjayeva Нурхон Йўлдошхўжаева | |
| Born | 1913 Margilan, Russian Turkestan (present-day Uzbekistan) |
| Died | 1 July 1929 (aged 15-16) Margilan, Uzbek SSR, USSR |
| Cause of death | Stabbed in an honor killing |
| Monuments | Statue dedicated in 1960s but removed shortly after Uzbekistan gained independence |
| Occupations | Dancer, actress |
| Known for | Removing veil in public |
Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva (Uzbek: Nurxon Yoʻldoshxoʻjayeva, Нурхон Йўлдошхўжаева; c. 1913– 1 July 1929) was one of the first Uzbek actresses and one of the first Uzbek women to dance onstage without a paranja. A rising star in Uzbek theater, her career was cut short in 1929 by an honor killing, and she became a symbol of women’s liberation and resistance to feudalism.