 In 1919, separated troupes joined up and the theatre acquired the state recognition.Then Azerbaijan Dramatic Theatre had different names in different years-"State Theatre", "United State Theatre", "Azerbaijani Turkic Drama Theatre" and others.Through 1923–1933, the theatre was named after Dadash Bunyatzade, but in 1933–1991, it was named afterMeshadi Azizbekov.