Khasta Qasim
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Khasta Qasim | |
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| Born | 1684 Eastern Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Died | 1760 Shamakhi, Shirvan (modern-day Azerbaijan) |
| Occupation | Poet |
Khasta Qasim (
Iranian Azerbaijani poet of Azerbaijani literature. Khasta Qasim was one of the best Azerbaijani-language poets; he was also a mystic, ashik, and philosopher in the era of Afsharid Iran
(18th century), popularly known as Dada and Gasim.
Khasta Gasim was born about 1680 in the village of
Fuzûlî
, and thought of himself as his descendant.
Gasim studied the experience of previous masters such as
Nadir Shah
and the conquest of Tabriz, many poets and their families were evicted.
Khasta Gasim permanently settled in Shamakhi and thereafter holds in Shirvan. Also, for some time he lived at the court of one of the Shirvan Khanate - Garakhan. During a trip to Derbent, Dede Gasim met Ashug Lezgi Ahmed. It is well known among poets held a contest where both sides exchanged poems, riddles ("deyishme").
Notes
- Tikmədaşlı Xəstə Qasım in «Mədəniyyət» newspaper 25.07.2012 (in Azerbaijani)
- Kara Namazov, candidate of philological sciences. Azerbaijan ashik poetry. Khasta Gasim. - Baku: Yazichi, 1984. - 40