No free photograph
Ashiq Peri
Azerbaijani poet (1811-1847) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 36
Ashiq Peri was a 19th-century ashiq regarded as the first prominent female Azerbaijani ashiq. Her poetry primarily consisted of verbal poetic duels, where she used various folk forms in Azerbaijani.
Ashiq Peri is read about 5 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?Also in Français
About this person
Born in 1811 in the village of Maralyan in the Karabakh Khanate, she began writing poetry as a child and later moved to Shusha, the capital of the Karabakh Khanate. She often participated in local poetry contests, competing against and defeating her male counterparts, and eventually becoming the first renowned female ashiq in the region. She died young under unknown circumstances.
