Mirza Ismail Javanshir

Mirza Ismail Javanshir
Born	1828 Shusha, Georgia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	1894 (aged 65–66) Shusha, Shusha uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire
Resting place	Shusha
Occupation	Poet
Writing career
Language	Azerbaijani

Mirza Ismail Mashadi Gasim oglu Hajili-Javanshir (Azerbaijani: Mirzə İsmayil Məşədi Qasım oğlu Hacılı-Cavanşir; 1828 — 1894) was an Azerbaijani poet and calligrapher of the 19th century, a member of the literary society "Majlisi-Faramushan".

Life

Mirza Ismail Javanshir was born in 1828 in Shusha. In his youth, he was engaged in the saddle trade with his father, and after that he worked as a perfumer. He was educated in a madrasa and a modern school, and because he was known as an intellectual in Shusha, he received the nickname Mirza. From a young age, he wrote poems under the pseudonym "Makhzun". Mir Mohsun Navvab, Mahammad Agha Mujtahidzade and Firudin bey Kocharli wrote about him in their works. He was a member of "Majlisi-Faramushan", a literary assembly in Shusha. Mirza Ismail died in 1894 in Shusha.

Sources

• Köçərli, Firudin (2005), "Azərbaycan ədəbiyyatı", II cild (PDF), Baku: Avrasiya press
• Nəvvab, Mir Möhsün (1995), Təzkireyi-Nəvvab (PDF), Baku: Azərnəşr
• Çingizoğlu, Ənvər (2011), Məhəmmədbağır bəy Cavanşirin törəmələri (Bağırbəyovlar), Baku: Soy, №6