Hasan Ali Khan Garadaghi
Hasan Ali Khan Garadaghi | |
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Azerbaijan SSR | |
Nationality | Azerbaijani |
Occupation(s) | Philologist, Writer, Teacher, Poet |
Hasan Ali Khan Garadaghi (Azerbaijani: Həsənəli xan Qaradaği) or Hasanali khan Karadakhski (Russian: Гасаналиага хан Карадагский), was an Azerbaijani philologist, writer, poet and teacher. He is mainly known for his contribution to "Vatan dili" (Mother Language) which was the main textbook for Azerbaijani school children for almost 40 years, from 1882 to 1920.
Early life
Hailing from noble family, he was born posthumously to his father Hasan Ali Agha and his mother Khatun in
Pedagogical activity
By 1860s, he started teaching privately in Shusha. Abandoning Islamic
Hasan Ali Khan was invited to Tbilisi in 1881 by Alexei Chernyayevski, head of Azerbaijani department of Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary, to work on Azerbaijani language textbook for children. He contributed to "Vatan dili" (Mother Language) textbook with 11 original and 23 translated (mainly from Ivan Krylov) poetry examples.
Major works
- "Ancient and new features and essays of the Karabakh region, the narrative of the reigns of Panah Khan, Ibrahim Khan and Mehdiguli Khan". Written in 1880, it was a history book mainly dealing with Karabakh Khanate. However, this work was not preserved in its full form. In 1936, its excerpts were collected by his son Mahammad.[2]
- "Tazkirayi Karadaghi". Collection of biographies and works by Karabakh ashuqs.[3]
- "Book of Proverbs". Published in 1878, he collected over 250 Azerbaijani proverbs.[4]
Family
He belonged to Turcoman Ustajlu clan, a grandson of Mahammadguli Khan, the last
- Mahammad Agha Garadaghi (1898–1976)
- Chingiz Agha Garadaghly (1903–1969)
- Boyuk Khanum Garadaghly-Talibzadeh (1913–1992)
- Shafgat Agha Garadaghly (1916–1985)
Later life and death
He was involved in
References
- ^ "Крылов - Биография". Крылов Иван Андреевич (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- OCLC 417606151.
- ^ Akhundov Ahliman, "Sari Ashuq" p. 3, Baku, Azerneshr, 1966 (in Azerbaijani)
- ^ "Qarabağın böyük maarifpərvəri Həsənəli xan Qaradaği". Milli.Az (in Azerbaijani). 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
- ^ Anvar Chingizoglu, "Qaradağlılar", Shusha, 2008