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| Born | Qəmərnisə bəyim Ata xan qızı Əbraxanova 1881 |
| Died | April 15, 1933(1933-04-15) (aged 51–52) |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Occupation(s) | Poet; playwright |
Gamar Sheyda (Azerbaijani:Qəmər bəyim Şeyda,Russian:Гамэр-бейим Шейда) (1881–1933) was apoet andplaywright fromAzerbaijan.
Gamar Sheyda was born inShusha in 1881 as Gamarnisa[1] to Ata Khan Abrakhanov (1827-1885) and Boyuk Khanum Javanshir (? - c.1910). Ata Khan died when his daughter was young and she was brought up by her older brother, Mohammed, who organised a teacher for his sister at home, and then later encouraged her to go to Shusha School for secondary education.[2] As a teenager, she was presented to the poetKhurshidbanu Natavan at aMajlisi-uns (poetic assembly), who recognised her talent and gave her they nickname "Sheyda" which she adopted.[2] Natavan's poetry was a strong influence on Sheyda.[2]
Sheyda was married to Sadig bey Vazirov.[3] They had six children: two sons - Bahadur bey and Nadir bey; four daughters - Leyla khanum, Sanuber khanum, Hamida khanum and Antiga khanum.[3]
Sheyda died inBaku in 1933.[4] It is reported that at her death Sheyda left many manuscripts, however only a few have survived.[4]
Sheyda was a poet and was particularly well-known for writingghazals.[2] She was part of a wide poetic network in Azerbaijan and exchanged idea and poems with the writerZiba Ardabili.[2]
Sheyda also wrote plays and the manuscript of the "Flood of Oppression" (Azerbaijani:Zülmün Daşqını), written in 1918, is kept at theInstitute of Manuscripts of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, as well as a copy of her ghazalAgan Jany.[3]
Sheyda and other female poets from theMajilisi-uns group were chosen as inspiration for a project celebrating women from Azerbaijan in 2018.[5] This exhibition was organised as part of the programme celebrating the centenary of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[6]
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