Mirza Fatali Akhundov

✶July 12, 1812

†March 10, 1878

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Mirza Fatali Akhundov, also known as Mirza Fatali Akhundzade, or Mirza Fath-Ali Akhundzadeh, was a celebrated Iranian Azerbaijani author, playwright, atheist, philosopher, and literary critic who lived most of his life in the Russian Empire. He became famous mainly for his European-inspired plays written in Azerbaijani.

Iranian Azerbaijani playwright and literary critic

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