Döwletmämmet Azady
Döwletmämmet Azady (Doulatmammed Āzādi; Döwletmämmet Azady) was a Turkmen poet and Sufi scholar. He is the father of poet Magtymguly Pyragy, the "father of Turkmen literature".
Döwletmämmet Azady
- Name
- Döwletmämmet Azady
- Birth Name
- Döwletmämmet
- Born
- c. 1695–1700
- Birthplace
- Kara-Kala, Safavid Iran
- Died
- c. 1760
- Place of death
- Zand Iran
- Occupation
- Poet, Sufi, scholar
- Spouse
- Orazgül (disputed)
- Languages
- Persian · Turkmen
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Döwletmämmet Azady (Doulatmammed Āzādi; Döwletmämmet Azady) was a Turkmen poet and Sufi scholar. He is the father of poet Magtymguly Pyragy, the "father of Turkmen literature".
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Döwletmämmet Azady (1700–1760) was a poet. The poet was born in Bojnord and died in Zand Iran. Languages used include Persian and Turkmen.
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• Name — Döwletmämmet Azady • Native Name — fa • Birth Name — Döwletmämmet • Born — c. 1695–1700 • Birthplace — Kara-Kala, Safavid Iran • Died — c. 1760 • Place of death — Zand Iran • Resting Place — Aktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran • Occupation — Poet, Sufi, scholar • Parents — Magtymguly Ýonaçy, mother unknown • Spouse — Orazgül (disputed) • Language — Persian, Arabic, Turkmen • Children — Magtymguly Pyragy, Abdylla, Mämmetsapa, Zübeýda
Memory
Memory
The resting place of Azady and his son Magtymguly is located in Aktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran and is a place of pilgrimage. Every year, this cemetery becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands of people.
Institutions and organizations
Institutions and organizations
The Turkmen National Institute of World Languages is named after Azady.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1700
Döwletmämmet Azady was born on 1 January 1700.
1760
Döwletmämmet Azady died on 1 January 1760.
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Döwletmämmet Azady was born at Bojnord.
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Döwletmämmet Azady died at Zand Iran.
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Bojnord.
Birth place
Zand Iran.
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Digitised editions and texts
Döwletmämmet Azady adyndaky Türkmen Milli Dünýä Dilleri Instituty = (1996) — Open Library
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- 1.Ashyrov, Annagurban. Analysis of Magtymguly's Manuscripts (in Turkmen). Turkmen State Printing Service. 174. 2014.
- 2.Gross, Jo-Ann. Muslims of Central Asia. Duke University Press. 1992.
- 3.Adle, Chahryar. History of Civilizations of Central Asia. Vol. V. UNESCO Publishing. 139. 2003. 92-3-103876-1.
- 4.Туркменские паломники посетили место упокоения поэтов Махтумкули Фраги и Довлетмамеда Азади | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru. www.turkmenistan.ru.
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