Miskin Abdal | |
Birth Name: | Səyid Huseyn Muhammed oğlu |
Birth Date: | 1430 |
Death Date: | 1535 |
Occupation: | Folk poet-ashugh, Sufi philosopher-thinker, statesman |
Known For: | Founder of the ashugh school, Foreign affairs of the Safavid state |
Notable Works: | Epic "Miskin Abdal and Senuber," Epic "Shah Ismail and Miskin Abdal," "Lev Sahla Ibrahim," "Orphan Hussein," Azerbaijani minstrel literature |
Miskin Abdal (born: Səyid Huseyn Muhammed oğlu; 1430–1535) was a folk poet-ashugh, Sufi philosopher-thinker, and statesman, who for many years was in charge of foreign affairs of the Safavid state under Shah Ismail Khatai (1487–1524). He was the founder of the ashugh school.
In Gədəbəy, the "Miskin Abdal" literary assembly has been established.