THE FOUNDER OF THE GOYCHA ASHUG ENVIRONMENT – AGH ASHUG

Abstract

Ashug Allahverdi Osman oghlu, known as Agh Ashug has an exceptional service in the formation and development of the Goycha Ashug environment. Because of the whiteness of his skin, he was called Agh Ashug. Allahverdi Osman oghlu belonging to the national tribe had come to Goycha from Sulduz district of Iran as a Karapapag in 1814. He had traveled to a number of Eastern countries and received an excellent education. When he came to Goycha he was 23 years old. Ashug Ali, another master ashug of Goycha, became his student in 1852-1856 from whom he learned the art of ashug, as well as science, Quran studies, the Arabic and the Persian languages perfectly. Ashug Allahverdi who was born in Sulduz district in 1891 died in 1856 at the age of 65 in Kerkibash village of Goycha district. After his death his student Ashug Ali had moved from the village of Shishgaya in Goycha district where he was born to the village of Gizilvenk in the same district and started acting as an independent ashug and became known as Ashug Ali of Gizilvenk. Ashug Allahverdi had two sons named Muharram and Ismayil and his lineage continued with Muharram's son Allahverdi.

Due to the fact that Agh Ashug's works were not collected in time most of his poems were lost and some of them were published under other names. Ashug Allahverdi is the founder of the Goycha Ashug environment. He can be considered the spiritual father of Goycha ashugs.