Akhundzadeh
Mirza Fathali Akhundzadeh, born in 1812 in the village of Sheki, was a prominent Azerbaijani playwright and philosopher. He is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern Iranian literature and a significant figure in the intellectual and cultural history of the Caucasus. Akhundzadeh was deeply critical of traditional Persian society and its rigid social and religious structures.
He is best known for his satirical plays, written in a colloquial Azerbaijani dialect, which aimed to
Akhundzadeh was also a vocal proponent of linguistic reform. He believed that the Arabic script, with its