Ashig Alasgar
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Ashig Alasgar (1821–1926), was an Azeri
mystic troubadour (Ashik
) and highly regarded poet of Azeri folk songs . He was born in the village of Aghkilsa
in the Goycha district of the Erivan Khanate
.
Azerbaijani people
The Azerbaijanis are a Turkic-speaking people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as in the neighbourhood states, Georgia, Russia and formerly Armenia. Commonly referred to as Azeris or Azerbaijani Turks , they also live in a wider area from the Caucasus to...
mystic troubadour (Ashik
Ashik
An Ashik is a mystic troubadour or traveling bard, in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, and Iran who sings and plays the saz, a form of lute. Ashiks' songs are semi-improvised around common bases....
) and highly regarded poet of Azeri folk songs . He was born in the village of Aghkilsa
Azat, Armenia
Azat is a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. The village has a heavily ruined 11th century church and a pair of medieval khachkars.The village was the birthplace of the celebrated Azeri folklore poet Ashig Alasgar ....
in the Goycha district of the Erivan Khanate
Erivan Khanate
The Khanate of Erivan , was an administrative territory that was established Safavid Persia in the early 17th century. It covered an area of roughly 7,500 square miles, and corresponded to most of present-day central Armenia, most of the Iğdır Province of present-day Turkey, and the Sharur and...
.