Gamar Sheyda | |
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Born | Qəmərnisə bəyim Ata xan qızı Əbraxanova 1881 |
Died | April 15, 1933 | (aged 51–52)
Nationality | Azerbaijani |
Occupation(s) | Poet; playwright |
Gamar Sheyda ( Azerbaijani: Qəmər bəyim Şeyda, Russian: Гамэр-бейим Шейда) (1881–1933) was a poet and playwright from Azerbaijan.
Gamar Sheyda was born in Shusha in 1881 as Gamarnisa [1] to Ata Khan Abrakhanov (1827-1885) and Boyuk Khanum Javanshir (? - c.1910). Ata Khan died when his daughter was young and she was brought up by her older brother, Mohammed, who organised a teacher for his sister at home, and then later encouraged her to go to Shusha School for secondary education. [2] As a teenager, she was presented to the poet Khurshidbanu Natavan at a Majlisi-uns (poetic assembly), who recognised her talent and gave her they nickname "Sheyda" which she adopted. [2] Natavan's poetry was a strong influence on Sheyda. [2]
Sheyda was married to Sadig bey Vazirov. [3] They had six children: two sons - Bahadur bey and Nadir bey; four daughters - Leyla khanum, Sanuber khanum, Hamida khanum and Antiga khanum. [3]
Sheyda died in Baku in 1933. [4] It is reported that at her death Sheyda left many manuscripts, however only a few have survived. [4]
Sheyda was a poet and was particularly well-known for writing ghazals. [2] She was part of a wide poetic network in Azerbaijan and exchanged idea and poems with the writer Ziba Ardabili. [2]
Sheyda also wrote plays and the manuscript of the "Flood of Oppression" ( Azerbaijani: Zülmün Daşqını), written in 1918, is kept at the Institute of Manuscripts of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, as well as a copy of her ghazal Agan Jany. [3]
Sheyda and other female poets from the Majilisi-uns group were chosen as inspiration for a project celebrating women from Azerbaijan in 2018. [5] This exhibition was organised as part of the programme celebrating the centenary of the Republic of Azerbaijan. [6]
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