Karim agha Shakikhanov
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Born1788
Died10 December 1858 (aged 70)
OthernamesFateh
Karim agha Shakikhanov | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1788 |
| Died | 10 December 1858 (aged 70) |
| Other names | Fateh |
| Occupations | Historian, Poet |
| Notable work | Brief History of Shaki Khans |
| Father | Fatali Khan |
Karim agha Shakikhanov (Azerbaijani: Kərim ağa Şəkixanov, pen-name Fateh) was a poet and historian who wrote in Azerbaijani and Persian.
He was born in 1788 to Fatali Khan and Khurshid khanum from Quba in Shaki, Shaki Khanate. He received private education in the palace, and had an excellent command of Arabic and Persian languages. He was described as a pious person by Firidun bey Kocharli and was included in his major academic work entitled Topics on the History of Azerbaijani Literature.[1] He wrote mostly in Persian and also in his native Azerbaijani.
