About: Bust of Khurshidbanu Natavan

The Bust of Khurshidbanu Natavan (Azerbaijani: Xurşidbanu Natəvanın büstü), also known as the Monument of Natavan, Daughter of the Khan (Azerbaijani: Xan qızı Natəvanın abidəsi), is a public bronze bust of Khurshidbanu Natavan displayed in Shusha, Azerbaijan. The bust, made by the Azerbaijani sculptress Hayat Abdullayeva and unveiled in 1982, was heavily damaged by the Armenian forces when they captured Shusha in 1992, during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, and was transferred to Armenia. It was then bought by the Azerbaijani authorities in Georgia, and transferred to Azerbaijan, to be displayed in the yard of the Azerbaijani National Museum of Art in Baku. In 2020, the Azerbaijani forces recaptured Shusha, and the bust was returned to the city in January 2021.