azy ▁brother ) ▁were ▁of ▁great ▁importance ▁in ▁formation ▁of ▁national ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁theatre . ▁“ K il im ▁ar asi ” ▁( Out ▁of ▁car pet ) ▁pu ppet ▁theatre , ▁in ▁spect acles ▁of ▁which ▁ugly ▁appearances ▁of ▁every day ▁life , ▁social ▁inequality ▁and ▁in just ice ▁were ▁rid ic u led , ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁type ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁the atr ical ▁art . ▁ ▁Relig ious - m yst ic ▁spect acles ▁were ▁widely ▁spread ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁D ram at ized ▁“ Sh ab ih ” ▁tradition , ▁which ▁was ▁generally ▁held ▁in ▁sorrow ful ▁Mu har ram ▁month , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁spect acles ▁like ▁that . ▁ ▁Orig ination ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁theatre ▁- ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁ ▁National ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁theatre ▁was ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁comedy ▁by ▁Mir za ▁F atal i ▁Ak h und ov , ▁the ▁first ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁play w right , ▁prominent ▁think er ▁and ▁phil os opher ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁professional ▁spect acle ▁in ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁language ▁was ▁displayed ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁Has an bay ▁Mal ik ov - Z ard abi , ▁ped