Divani-hikmat ("House of Wisdom") was one of the first literary councils ofAzerbaijan.It was first held in 1820–1830 inGanja city. The head of the council was thepoetMirza Shafi Vazeh. In 1841 it was shifted toTbilisi and he began to operate it in Tbilisi during 1841–1846. At meetings of Divani-hikmat there wereRussian,German and other nationalities besides Azerbaijani poets. Until the death of Mirza Shafi (until 1852) "Divani-hikmat" ran in Tbilisi and until the death of Mir Mehdi Naji (until 1882) inGanja.[1]