{"id":20095,"date":"2020-09-21T12:52:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T08:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azterra.az\/en\/?page_id=20095"},"modified":"2026-10-12T12:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T08:24:41","slug":"baku-oil-millionaire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/azterra.az\/en\/baku-oil-millionaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Baku Oil Millionaire"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20095\" class=\"elementor elementor-20095\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54cb892 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54cb892\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3eeab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d3eeab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eee302 elementor-widget elementor-widget-togo-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"5eee302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"togo-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/azterra.az\/en\">Home<\/a><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"8\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 14\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M1 13L7 7L1 1\" stroke=\"black\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff690f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ff690f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284d529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"284d529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Story of a Baku Oil Millionaire<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030bbf9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"030bbf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f4cf2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8f4cf2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745b2df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745b2df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Stories about children who overcome poverty and extraordinary difficulties to achieve success have inspired countless award-winning films.<br \/><br \/>But sometimes, real life tells an even more remarkable story.<br \/><br \/>One such story belongs to Azerbaijan\u2019s history.<br \/><br \/><span class=\"s1\"><b>Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev: From Poverty to Wealth<\/b><\/span><br \/><br \/>In 1838, Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev was born into a poor shoemaker\u2019s family in Baku. His mother died when he was young, leaving his father to raise him.<br \/><br \/>Unlike other children his age, ten-year-old Zeynalabdin did not wake up early to attend school. His family could not afford to give him an education.<br \/><br \/>Determined to help his father, he began working as an assistant to a local stonemason.<br \/><br \/>He earned his first six kopecks carrying heavy containers of mortar. By the age of fifteen, he had become a skilled stonemason, and by twenty, he was running a small construction business.<br \/><br \/><span class=\"s1\"><b>How Taghiyev Became an Oil Millionaire<\/b><\/span><br \/><br \/>In the 1870s, Baku experienced an extraordinary oil boom that transformed the city into one of the world\u2019s leading oil-producing centres.<br \/><br \/>Recognising the opportunities in the rapidly developing industry, Taghiyev invested his savings in oil exploration.<br \/><br \/>Together with several business partners, he began drilling for oil in the Bibi-Heybat area near Baku.<br \/><br \/>The project initially produced disappointing results. After repeated failures, his partners lost confidence and sold their shares to Taghiyev.<br \/><br \/>But he refused to give up.<br \/><br \/>He continued drilling until the well finally struck oil.<br \/><br \/>This breakthrough transformed the former stonemason into one of Baku\u2019s wealthiest oil entrepreneurs.<br \/><br \/>Despite his enormous success, Taghiyev had received little formal education and never forgot his humble beginnings.<br \/><br \/><span class=\"s1\"><b>A Millionaire Who Invested in People<\/b><\/span><br \/><br \/>What made Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev truly remarkable was not simply his wealth, but how he used it.<br \/><br \/>Unlike many wealthy industrialists of his time, Taghiyev devoted substantial resources to philanthropy, education and public welfare.<br \/><br \/>His generosity earned him widespread respect throughout Azerbaijan and beyond.<br \/><br \/>He supported numerous projects in education, science, culture, architecture, journalism and social development.<br \/><br \/>Although he had received little formal education himself, Taghiyev understood its importance for future generations.<br \/><br \/>He financed the studies of talented young people at educational institutions in Europe, helping them gain knowledge and professional skills.<br \/><br \/>One of his most significant achievements was funding the establishment of a pioneering secular school for Muslim girls in Baku, which opened in 1901.<br \/><br \/>At a time when educational opportunities for girls were extremely limited in the region, this initiative represented an important step forward.<br \/><br \/>Taghiyev also supported charitable and humanitarian causes, including assistance to communities affected by hardship and disease.<br \/><br \/>His legacy demonstrates how one person\u2019s determination and generosity can influence the development of an entire society.<br \/><br \/><span class=\"s1\"><b>Discover the Legacy of Baku\u2019s Oil Millionaires<\/b><\/span><br \/><br \/>Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev\u2019s extraordinary journey from a poor shoemaker\u2019s son to a successful businessman and philanthropist remains one of the most inspiring stories from Azerbaijan\u2019s oil boom.<br \/><br \/>Today, visitors can explore his legacy at the National Museum of History of Azerbaijan, housed in his former mansion in central Baku.<br \/><br \/>To learn more about Taghiyev, the Nobel and Rothschild families, and the fascinating history of Baku\u2019s oil millionaires, join our thematic guided tour, <span class=\"s1\"><i>Baku \u2013 City of Oil and Millions<\/i><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c572a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8c572a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa47b1d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa47b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;togo-fade-in-up&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/azterra.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azterra.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/banner.png 1440w, https:\/\/azterra.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/banner-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/azterra.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/banner-1024x126.png 1024w, https:\/\/azterra.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/banner-768x94.png 768w, https:\/\/azterra.az\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/banner-600x74.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home The Story of a Baku Oil Millionaire Stories about children who overcome poverty and extraordinary difficulties to achieve success have inspired countless award-winning films. 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