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| Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky | |
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| Born | (1846-11-23)23 November 1846 Khunzakh, Dagestan, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 July 1907(1907-07-03) (aged 60) Alexandropol, Russian Empire |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Cavalry |
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Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky (Russian language: Максуд Алиханов-Аварский) (in some documents his name is spelled as Alexander Mikhailovich) (1846-1907) - Russian Lieutenant-General (April 22, 1907), Merv District Head and Tiflis Governor. He was the elder brother of Kaitmaz Alikhanov.
Biography
Born on November 23, 1846, in the village of Khunzakh in Dagestan, in the family of an Avar officer. As a child, he was held hostage by Shamil, after the ransom was determined in the 2nd Tiflis noble school. He reportedly carried the name Ali Khan Avarski.
His governance in the Caucasus was controversial and characterized as repressive.
Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky led a military invasion in 1906 that ended the Gurian Republic. He restored government order using repressive measures within a few weeks. He was subjected to an assassination attempt in 1906.
Assassination
On July 3, 1907, Drastamat Kanayan along with his friend, Martiros Charkhchyan, assassinated Maksud in Alexandropol to avenge his actions towards Armenians during the Armenian-Tartar Massacres of 1905.
Awards
- Order of St. George (1877)
- Order of St. Vladimir (1872, 1899)
- Order of St. Anna (1888, 1906)
- Order of St. Stanislaus (1904)
- Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persia) (1884, 1900 & 1902)
- Order of the Golden Star of Bukhara (1895)
Selected works of Alikhanov-Avarsky
- Mervsky oasis and roads leading to it. St Petersburg, 1883
- Visiting the Shah. Essays on Persia. Tiflis, 1898
- Hike in Khiva (Caucasian troops). Steppe and oasis. St Petersburg, 1899
- Tarihi Derbend-Nama. Tiflis, 1898.
- Author of numerous illustrations, articles and reports in periodicals.
Bibliography
- Ivanov R. N. (2003). General Maksud Alikhanov: triumph and tragedy (in Russian). Makhachkala: Epoch Publishing House. p. 645.
- The Battle of Kushka and its 25th Anniversary 18 / III 1885 - 18 / III 1910 War communication General headquarters of the Shemansky regiment. With a battle plan, etc. (Exclusively from archival materials) (in Russian). St. Petersburg. 1910.
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References
- ^ Гизетти А. Л. Сборник сведений о георгиевских кавалерах и боевых знаках отличий Кавказских войск. Тифлис, 1901, с.255
- ^ Reinsch, Paul S. (1907). "Foreign Affairs". American Political Science Review. 2 (1): 156. doi:10.2307/1944608. ISSN 1537-5943. JSTOR 1944608.
- ^ "GEN. ALIKHANOFF KILLED BY A BOMB; Russian Terrorists Take Vengeance on a Cruel Officer of the Czar. TWO OTHERS ARE KILLED One the Wife of a General -- Alikhanoff Known in Duma as "The Wild Beast."". The New York Times. 1907-07-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- Avetisyan, Vigen (2018-12-18). "Assassination of Governor-General Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky by General Dro". Art-A-Tsolum. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- Георгиевская страница: Кавалеры Военного ордена 4-го класса
- 1846 births
- 1907 deaths
- Imperial Russian Army generals
- Military writers from the Russian Empire
- Recipients of the Order of St. George
- Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna
- Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree
- 19th-century military personnel from the Russian Empire
- Muslims from the Russian Empire