Khurshidbanu Natavan
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Khurshidbanu Natavan 🇦🇿

Xurşidbanu Natəvan (Known as "Natavan")
Princess of Karabakh, Poet, Philanthropist, Leader of Majlisi-Uns Literary Society
Born 1832-08-15 🇦🇿 Shusha, Azerbaijan
Passed Away 1897-10-08 Shusha, Azerbaijan
Lifespan 65 years old
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"Let the springs flow through Shusha, and let verse soften the hardships of human sorrow."

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Renowned nineteenth-century princess of the Karabakh Khanate, lyrical poet, and philanthropist who founded the Majlisi-Uns literary salon and funded the first aqueduct in Shusha.

Biographical Record

Khurshidbanu Natavan was born on August 15, 1832, in Shusha, the only daughter of Mehdigulu Khan, the last ruling Khan of Karabakh. Inheriting immense estates, the 'Khan's Daughter' (Xan qızı) gained wide renown for her refined education, exquisite Persian and Azerbaijani calligraphy, and delicate embroidery.

Adopting the poetic pseudonym 'Natavan' ('Helpless' or 'Sorrowful'), she penned poignant ghazals capturing romantic sorrow and maternal grief after the tragic death of her teenage son. A generous civic benefactor, she funded the famous 1873 terracotta aqueduct bringing fresh spring water to Shusha and founded the celebrated literary circle Majlisi-Uns.

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Imarat Cemetery
Aghdam, Azerbaijan
GPS: 39.9910, 46.9290
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