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He Buried Eleven Children-Then Defied God, Empire, and Alphabet
A grieving father in Nukha becomes a satirist and alphabet reformer, risking faith and empire with ideas that refuse to stay buried.
He Buried Eleven Children-Then Defied God, Empire, and Alphabet
In this episode, we follow Mirza Fatali Akhundov from a two-room house in Nukha to the streets of Tiflis and trace how personal loss, education, and a single conversation redirected his life. We ask what it costs to hold and speak forbidden ideas when the world around you is changing.
Person: Mirza Fatali Akhundov
Date: 1878 (death), 1812 (family house acquired), 1832 (meeting Mirza Shafi), 1834…
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