- Teymur Bayramalibeyov
Teymur bey Bayramalibeyov (Azeri: "Teymur Bayraməlibəyov") (
22 August 1863 , Yeddioymag –2 September 1937 ,Baku ) was anAzerbaijan i historian, teacher, and journalist.Life
Teymur bey Bayramalibeyov was born to a noble family in the village of Yeddioymag in the present-day
Masalli rayon ofAzerbaijan but spent most of his life inLankaran . His family descended from theIran ian Shahsevans who moved to theCaucasus in the 16th century. He received his primary education at a localmadrasah where among other disciplines he learned Arabic and Persian languages. He continued his education at the two-year Russian-Tartar School of Lankaran and a newly-opened Russian school inTiflis (present-dayTbilisi , Georgia) where he was sponsored by philanthropists from the Baku Land Department. In 1879 he applied and was admitted to theGori Pedagogical Seminary to receive his post-secondary education as a teacher.az icon [http://lankaran.aznet.org/lankaran/famous_az.htm Famous Personalities of Lankaran: Teymur Bayramalibeyov] . "Lankaran.aznet.org"]Career
After graduating from the seminary Bayramalibeyov was hired to teach at one of Lankaran's Russian schools. At the same time, he worked as a Lankaran regional reporter for the
Baku -based Russian-language newspaper "Kaspi". In 1903 he started an amateur theatre where local teachers played roles in various staged plays. This was the theatre whereHuseyn Arablinski revealed his talent in 1905 before going on to become a renowned Azerbaijani actor. [ru icon [http://www.axtar.az/ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=300&Itemid=183 Huseyn Arablinski] . "Axtar.az"] Teymur Bayramalibeyov was the author of numerous historical books and articles, such as "History of theTalysh Khanate ", "Lankaran in the Past" and several works on the mythology, folklore and lifestyles of theTalysh people . In 1917 Bayramalibeyov helped his daughterMaryam Bayramalibeyova in establishing the Unas Russian-Muslim School for Girls in Lankaran and to become its first principal. In 1918, with the independence of theAzerbaijan Democratic Republic he became regional representative of theMusavat Party in Lankaran. He participated in the negotiations with the British occupation forces in Azerbaijan in 1919. After Azerbaijan's Sovietization in 1920 he moved to Baku, where he worked as a secondary school instructor.References
External links
*ru icon [http://zerrspiegel.orientphil.uni-halle.de/t725.html History of the Talysh Khanate] (full text) by Teymur Bayramalibeyov
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