Karim agha Shakikhanov explained

Birth Date:1788
Birth Place:Shaki, Shaki Khanate
Death Place:Shaki, Russian Empire
Other Names:Fateh
Occupation:Historian, Poet
Notable Works:Brief History of Shaki Khans
Father:Fatali Khan

Karim agha Shakikhanov (pen-name Fateh) was a poet and historian who wrote in Azerbaijani and Persian.

Biography

He was born in 1788 to Fatali Khan and Khurshid khanum from Quba in Shaki, Shaki Khanate. He received private education in the palace, and had an excellent command of Arabic and Persian languages. He was described as a pious person by Firidun bey Kocharli and was included in his major academic work entitled Topics on the History of Azerbaijani Literature.[1] He wrote mostly in Persian and also in his native Azerbaijani.

Works

Family

He had 4 sons (Abdulhamid, Mustafa, Ismail, Jafar and Gullu khanum and 1 daughter),[5] some were buried in Shaki Khan's Mosque:

NameTombstoneBirth DateDeath DateRelation
Karim agha Shakikhanovc. 178810 December 1858Himself
Mustafa agha Shakikhanovc. 18315 November 1895Son of Karim agha
Gullu khanum Shakikhanova19 November 1858Daughter of Karim agha

References

  1. Book: Kocharli, Firidun bey. Azerbaijani Literature (Vol 1). 2005. Avrasiya Press. Qänbärqızı, Ruqiyyä. 9952421166. Bakı. 440. 837968266. Firidun bey Kocharli.
  2. Book: Dorn, Boris Andreevich. Auszüge aus Muhammedanischen Schriftstellern: betreffend die Geschichte und Geographie der südlichen Küstenländer des Kaspischen Meeres : nebst einer kurzen Geschichte der Chane von Scheki. 1858. Eggers. St. Peterburg. 12. de. 28162672.
  3. Mumtaz. Salman. Salman Mumtaz. 1929. Criticism and comments on "Brief History of Shaki Khans". Maarif İşçisi [Enlightenment Worker]. az. 2. 85–90.
  4. Book: History of Shaki in Sources. 2005. Master. Tahirzadä, Ädalät., Azärbaycan Milli Elmlär Akademiyası. Şäki Regional Elmi Märkäzi.. 0976995409. Bakı. 17. 64428641.
  5. Book: BERZHE, A.. AKTY, SOBRANNYE KAVKAZSKOJ ARHEOGRAFICHESKOJ KOMISSIEJ TOM 5 CHAST 1.. 2014. BOOK ON DEMAND LTD. 978-5458678100. [S.l.]. 1120. 972599590.