Gravestone of Mir Mohsun Navvab
Azerbaijani: Mir Möhsün Nəvvabın qəbirüstü abidəsi | |
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| Location | Jidir Plain, Shusha, Azerbaijan |
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| Designer | Tokay Mammadov |
| Type | gravestone |
| Completion date | 1957 |
| Dismantled date | after 1992 [1] |
The Gravestone of Mir Mohsun Navvab (Azerbaijani: Mir Möhsün Nəvvabın qəbirüstü abidəsi) is a monumental memorial of a republican significance located in the city of Shusha and belonging to the Shusha State Architectural Reserve.[2] In 1960, reconstruction works were carried out on the grave of Mir Mohsun Navvab through the means of UNESCO.[3] The tombstone was registered as a historical and cultural monument of the country significance by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[4] After the occupation of the city of Shusha in 1992, it was destroyed by the Armenian armed forces.[5]
History[edit]
Mir Mohsun Navvab, an Azerbaijani scientist, poet, artist, astronomer, literary critic, calligrapher, historian and musicologist, lived and worked in Shusha passing away in 1919.[6] On the grave of Navvab, his son Mir Ibrahim Aghamirzade had carved an inscription:
The great Navvab left this world. He was a connoisseur and a prominent personality of his era. A descendant of a holy family, a pure follower of the prophet, he wrote many books, leaving a memory of himself. May he rest in peace at all times. Navvab passed away on the 29th day of the month of Rabiul-Awwal, 1919.[7]
In 1957, [8] a bas-relief monument of red marble was made on the grave of Navvab by the authors: the sculptor Tokay Mammadov and the architect Rasim Abdurrakhmanov. [9] In 1960, under the auspices of UNESCO, reconstruction works were carried out on the tombstone. After the occupation of Shusha on 9 May 1992, the gravestone was destroyed by the Armenian Armed Forces. [10][1][11]
After the liberation of Shusha on 7 November 2020, the remains of the gravestone were discovered by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Mir Mövsüm Nəvvabın qəbri". virtualkarabakh.az. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Mir Möhsün Nəvvabın qəbirüstü abidəsi". mes.mctgov.az (in Azerbaijani). Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Şuşa qalasında qəbirüstü abidələr" (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan State News Agency. April 12, 2021. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Dünya və ölkə əhəmiyyətli daşınmaz tarix və mədəniyyət abidələrinin siyahısı" (PDF). mct.gov.az (in Azerbaijani). Ministry of Culture. August 2, 2001. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Kamala İmranlı (2007). War Against Azerbaijan: Targeting Cultural Heritage (PDF). Baku: Heydar Aliyev Foundation. p. 72. ISBN 978-9952809145.
- ^ Mir Möhsün Nəvvabın "Seçilmiş əsərləri" (PDF). Baku: Şərq-Qərb. 2006. p. 8. ISBN 978-9952-34-057-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-02.
- ^ "Надгробия в Шушинском в крепости" (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan State News Agency. April 14, 2021. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ "Садово-парковые, монументальные и мемориальные памятники" (in Russian). armenianvandalism.preslib.az. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Görkəmli Azərbaycanlılar (PDF). Baku: Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin İşlər İdarəsi PREZİDENT KİTABXANASI.
- ^ "Milli Azərbaycan Tarixi Muzeyində Mir Möhsün Nəvvaba aid materiallar yerləşdirilib". science.az (in Azerbaijani). AMEA. September 22, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ Kanan Novruzov (January 6, 2021). "Восстановлено надгробие Мир Мохсуна Навваба на Джидыр-дюзю" (in Russian). Report İnformasiya Agentliyi. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2022.