Ashik Abbas Tufarqanlı Explained

Abbas Tufarqanlı
Birth Date:	late 16th century
Birth Place:	Azarshahr
Death Date:	?
Occupation:	Ashik

Abbas Tufarqanlı or Abbas Divarganli, or Abbas of Tufargan, was a 17th-century Azerbaijani^[1] ashik. He is regarded as one of the most prominent of all times.^[2]

Abbas Tufarqanlı was born in late 16th century in Azarshahr, a town near Tabriz which was known as Tufarqan. His biography is shrouded in the background of the folk story, Abbas and Gülgez set in the court of Safavid Shah Abbas (1587–1629), where Ashik Abbas quests to win his beloved Gülgez away from the king.^[3] Abbas achieves his goal by convincing the ruler that he (Ashik Abbas) was a divinely inspired ashik. This episode is a renowned instance of dream motif in Turkish hikaye.^[4]

Abbas Tufarqanlı's compositions

Abbas was a great composer and some of his compositions have survived and are still song by contemporary ashiks. A famous song is the following:^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: ABBAS Âşık Tufarganlı . . 1960 . 1 . 10 . Meydan Yayınevi . tr . azerî halk şairi [azeri folk poet] .
2. Book: Intangible Cultural Heritage of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation. Unesco. 21.
3. Book: Oldfield Senarsla, Anna. Women Aşiqs of Azerbaijan: Tradition and Transformation. 2008. Proquest LLC. Ann Arbor. 29.
4. Baṣgöz, I. (1967). Dream Motif in Turkish Folk Stories and Shamanistic Initiation. Asian Folklore Studies, 26(1), 1-18.
5. Web site: Bəyənməz . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502020242/http://188.40.73.83/main/ser/7003-b601y601nm601z....html?subaction=userinfo&user=Delaiijv . dead . 2014-05-02 .
6. Book: Madatli, Eynulla. Poetry of Azerbaijan. 2010. Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Islamabad. 80. 2014-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502222506/http://www.azembassy.com.ua/docs/206_Poetry%20of%20Azerbaijan%20Drop%20in%20the%20Ocean.pdf. 2014-05-02. dead.