Molla Vali Vidadi
Molla Vali Vidadi (Molla Vəli Vidadi) (17 March 1709, Shamkir – 13 May 1809, near Gazakh) was an Azerbaijani poet. Little is known about Vidadi. He spent most of his life in his native town of Shamkir (then called Shamkhor) where he taught at a religious school.
Molla Vali Vidadi
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- Name
- Molla Vali Vidadi
- Born
- 17 March 1709
- Birthplace
- Shamkir, Safavid Empire (in present-day Azerbaijan)
- Died
- 13 May 1809 (aged 100)
- Place of death
- Shykhly, near Gazakh, Sultanate of Gazakh (in present-day Azerbaijan)
- Occupation
- Poet, scribe, teacher
- Fields
- poetry
- Movements
- Sufism
- Languages
- Azerbaijani
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According to some sources, Vidadi spent some years in Tiflis, Georgia, where he served as a court poet for King Erekle II. Upon the death of the king's son Levan in 1781, Vidadi wrote an elegy dedicated to the deceased. His court service did not last long, possibly due to his open criticism of the ruling class. At its early stage, Vidadi's poetry expressed a positive view on life, however as years passed, his poems began expressing a more pessimistic attitude. His was also known for his poetic dialogue with Molla Panah Vagif. Vidadi's simple and realistic (sometimes involving elements of mysticism) literary style resembled the traditional Azeri ashik genre.
Nizami adına Ədəbiyyat Muzeyinin binasının pəncərəsində Molla Vəli Vidadi və Molla Pənah Vaqif rəsmi
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• Name — Molla Vali Vidadi • Born — 17 March 1709 • Birthplace — Shamkir, Safavid Empire (in present-day Azerbaijan) • Died — 13 May 1809 (aged 100) • Place of death — Shykhly, near Gazakh, Sultanate of Gazakh (in present-day Azerbaijan) • Occupation — Poet, scribe, teacher
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1709
Molla Vali Vidadi was born in 1709 at Şəmkir.
1809
Molla Vali Vidadi died in 1809 at İkinci Şıxlı.
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Şəmkir.
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İkinci Şıxlı.
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