Mirza Shafi Vazeh (Azerbaijani: Mirzə Şəfi Vazeh, میرزا شفیع واضح), was an Azerbaijani poet and teacher. Under the pseudonym Vazeh, which means "expressive, clear", he wrote in both Azerbaijani and Persian, developing the traditions of poetry in both languages. He wrote the first anthology of Azerbaijani poetry and the Tatar-Russian Dictionary for the Tiflis gymnasium with Russian teacher Ivan Grigoriev.
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1794 Ganja, Ganja Khanate
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1852 (aged 57) Tiflis, Russian Empire
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