Miskin Abdal
Miskin abdal (real name - Səyid Huseyn Muhammed oğlu) (Azerbaijani: Miskin Abdal; 1430–1535) was an Azerbaijani 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. One of the brightest figures in the history of Azerbaijan,  he played an important role in the development of science and art. Under the name of Miskin, Abdal (Architect of the soul) was the creator of the literature of Azerbaijani minstrels - ashugh folk singers. After many years of  service at the court of Shah Ismail I Khatai, in 1524 he returned home.  He opened the first school in Sariyagub (now Jaghatsadzor, Gegharkunik region, Armenia) The author of the epic "Miskin Abdal and Senuber", created in the colloquial genre, tells about the life path of the poet, almost a hundred years of life in palaces, travels, life sufferings of the past.  After the death of Miskin Abdal, this epic was formed on the basis of his poems circulating among the people. The epic "Shah Ismail and Miskin Abdal" differs from the previous epic and heroic work in its philosophical  characteristics.  Its content is based on real historical events.  He also owns the epics "Lev Sahla Ibrahim" and "Orphan Hussein". Now the house in which he lived and the grave have been visited by numerous admirers of his work for centuries, as a shrine.