Khurshidbanu Natavan

Khurshidbanu Natavan
Khurshidbanu Natavan
	Khurshidbanu Natavan
Native name	Xurşidbanu Utsmiyeva
Born	Xurşidbanu Natəvan; 6 August 1832; Shusha, Georgia Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire
Died	2 October 1897 (aged 65); Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire
Resting place	Aghdam, Azerbaijan
Language	Azerbaijani; Persian
Genre	Ghazal; Rubaʿi;
Spouse	Khasay Khan Utsmiyev
Relatives	Mehdigulu Khan Javanshir

Khurshidbanu Natavan (Azerbaijani: خورشیدبانو ناتوان / Xurşidbanu Natəvan; 6 August 1832 – 2 October 1897) was an Azerbaijani poet^[1] and philanthropist. She is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan.^[2] Her poems are in either Azerbaijani or Persian and she was most notable for her lyrical ghazals.

Natavan was the daughter of Mehdigulu Khan, the last ruler of the Karabakh Khanate (1748–1822).

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