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Bakikhanovs
The Bakikhanovs () are an Azerbaijani noble family descended from khans of Baku. History Progenitors of the line arrived in Baku after 1592. Bakikhanov, p.138 According to Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, ancestors of the family migrated to Baku from Gilan, after certain "Khan Ahmad affair", which probably means end of Malati ruler Sultan Ahmad Khan's reign. He claims ancestors of Baku khans were hailing from Nur and Kujur rulers ruling in Tabaristan, i.e. Paduspanids. First known members of the dynasty were Mammadhusein beg and his son Heybet beg. Heybet beg's elder son Dargahqulu beg was a landlord in Mashtaga who seized the city and killed ''sultan'' who was appointed by Safavids, then began to call himself khan, appointing Selim khan as ''naib'' of Absheron. He defeated forces of Surkhay khan of Qaziqumuq and later Haji Davud of Shirvan and extended his rule to Shabran and Gobustan. However he lost younger brother Huseinjan beg in battle. Dargahqulu surrendered castle to Mikhail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulla Agha Bakikhanov
Abdulla agha Bakikhanov ( az, Abdulla ağa Bakıxanov) was an Azerbaijani major general in the Imperial Russian Army, and the half-brother of the Azerbaijani writer and educator Abbasgulu Bakikhanov. Life Abdulla agha was born in 1824 to Mirza Muhammad Khan II of Baku and his second wife Kheyr-un Nisa Khanum.Acts collected by the Caucasian Archaeological Commission: n 12 vols./ Archive of Chief Executive viceroy of the Caucasus; Under the Society. Ed. A. D. Berger. – Tbilisi: Typ. Ch. Ex. Viceroy Cau., 1866–1904. T. 6: Part 2: 816–1827/ Ed. A. D. Berger. – 1875. – 941 p. – pp. 907–908 He was in the cavalry division of the Caucasian army and became an officer in 1843. In 1859 he was promoted to colonel, and on January 1, 1871 to major general. He participated in campaigns in the Caucasian War and Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). In the 1850s-1870s he lived in the city of Quba in his hereditary possessions and was a large landowners in the Quba district. He helped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huseyngulu Khan
Huseyngulu Khan was the fifth and last khan of Baku. Life Huseyngulu Khan was born in 1774 to Aligulu agha (brother of Malik Muhammad and Muhammadquli Khan). After the death of the khan in 1792, begs headed by Qasim beg Selimkhanov (according to other sources, his surname was Mansurov) declared him as their new khan. Early reign His reign mostly contested by his cousin, former khan Mirza Muhammad II. Soon after his ascension, he defeated Mirza Muhammad who fled to Quba. He also sent Manaf beg Selimkhanov to Count Gudovich, to present his application for Russian citizenship in 1792. However he was detained in Derbent by Shaykhali Khan's men, who regarded himself as overlord of Baku until 1795. Shaykhali khan marched on Baku in 1794, however upon hearing the news from Shaki Khanate that Salim khan – new khan of Shaki – massacred all children of former khan, including Shaykhali's nephew, marched on Shaki, leaving Mirza Muhammad II near Balakhana with a thousand men. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammadquli Khan
Muhammadquli Khan was the fourth khan of Baku. Reign He was a younger brother of Malik Muhammad Khan and the son of Mirza Muhammad Khan I, his birth date is not known. Since death of Fatali khan, he was trying to usurp Baku khanate using inexperience of both new Quba khan Ahmed khan and his nephew Mirza Muhammad II. He assured ambitious Ahmed khan of his loyalty if he was rewarded the khanate. Ahmed khan sent an army contingent to Baku to set up Muhammadquli agha on the throne in 1791. Since Baku army only consisted of 500 men or so Mirza Muhammad abdicated in favor of his uncle that year. However, he did not obey Ahmed khan, didn't tributes. Quba khan changed his allegiance to former khan and besieged Baku, Muhammadquli defeated their forces with help of city folk. Ahmed khan died on March, 1791 and was succeeded by 13-year-old brother - Shaykhali Khan. Mirza Muhammad again was given army to march on Baku. Shaykali further asked Count Ivan Gudovich to besiege Baku. Muhammadqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirza Muhammad Khan II
Mirza Muhammad Khan II (1770–1836) – was third Khan of Baku. Early life Mirza Muhammad Khan II was born in 1770 to Malik Muhammad Khan and Khadija Bika, sister of Fatali Khan of Quba. He was named after his grandfather, Mirza Muhammad Khan I, the founding Khan of the Baku Khanate. He ascended to the throne when his father went for pilgrimage and regency was assumed by his mother. His reign saw the Khanate's complete incorporation to Quba, to the point that Fatali Khan invited a Russian garrison to be stationed in Baku in 1785 in place of Mirza Muhammad. However, Fatali Khan died on 22 March 1789 in Baku, before further military campaigns. Abdication Relations were strained between Ahmed Khan of Quba and Mirza Muhammad after 1791. Following the death of Fatali Khan, Muhammadquli Agha – the uncle of Mirza Muhammad – tried to usurp Baku khanate using the inexperience of both Ahmed Khan and Mirza Muhammad as justification. He assured Ahmed Khan of his loyalty if he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malik Muhammad Khan
Malik Muhammad khan was second khan of Baku and a son of Mirza Muhammad Khan. Reign He was a firstborn son of Mirza Muhammad and daughter of Husein khan Rudbar. He was later a son-in-law of Fatali khan. He was already ruling in his father's name since 1765 and was practically a vassal of Quba khanate. When Fatali khan invaded Derbent khanate in 1766, captured it's khan Muhammad Husein Khan, blinded him and sent with his son Ali to Baku and ordered Malik Muhammad to keep them as hostages. He was described as an extremely cruel ruler by Samuel Gmelin. Although according to Azerbaijani historian Marziya Isgandarova, this could be due to the fact that khan was suspicious of him and once told him "Would they allow an outsider to do that in Russia?" when Samuel was examining oil fields in 1770. Samuel was even denied to stay inside city walls and drink water from city wells. According to Samuel, a Quba army contingent was garrisoned in Saray. After Fatali khan's invasion of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijanis
Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most numerous ethnic group among the Turkic-speaking peoples after Turkish people and are predominantly Shia Muslims. They comprise the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the second-largest ethnic group in neighboring Iran and Georgia. They speak the Azerbaijani language, belonging to the Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages and carry a mixed heritage of Caucasian, "The Albanians in the eastern plain leading down to the Caspian Sea mixed with the Turkish population and eventually became Muslims." "...while the eastern Transcaucasian countryside was home to a very large Turkic-speaking Muslim population. The Russians referred to them as Tartars, but we now consider them Azerbaijanis, a distinct people with their own language and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirza Muhammad Khan I
Mirza Muhammad Khan I was the founding Khan of the Baku Khanate. He was a descendant of the Iranian garrison commander of Baku of 1723. Background Mirza Muhammad Khan belonged to a family which was originally from Mazandaran. He was the son of Dargah Qoli Beg, who was the governor of Baku in the first quarter of the 18th-century. Life He was born in 1727, in Baku. His father ruled at least till 1731. However he was charged with treason and relieved of duty in unknown year. He rejoined Nadir Shah and was killed in 1738 in a battle. After Treaty of Ganja, Nadir Shah appointed a certain Galem from Gilan as a ''sultan'' of Baku, also awarded Ashur khan Afshar with lands in Absheron peninsula, including Sabunchu, Keshla and Zabrat. His grandson, son of Malik Muhammad Khan, is named after him. He also acknowledged his grandson Mirza Muhammad as khan at age of 11. Reign Taking advantage of Nadir's fall, he seized the city and killed the ''sultan'', appointing former naib Selim k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Artist
People's Artist is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states (and communist states in general), as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the USSR. Russia The term is confusingly used to translate two different Russian language titles: "народный артист" (awarded in performing arts, see e.g., :People's Artists of the USSR) and "народный художник" (awarded in some visual arts: painting drawing, and photography, see e.g., :People's Artists of the USSR (visual arts)). Both titles are awarded for exceptional achievements in the corresponding arts. Some other arts gave rise special titles: People's Architect, People's Writer, People's Poet. Vietnam In Vietnam the abbreviation NSND (Nghệ sĩ Nhân dân) is used. This is Vietnam's top artistic award for a living artist – second only to the often posthumous Ho Chi Minh Prize. The youngest ever recipi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Bakikhanov
Ahmadagha Mammadrza oghlu Bakikhanov ( az, Əhmədağa Məmmədrza oğlu Bakıxanov, September 5, 1892 — March 26, 1973) was an Azerbaijani tar player, pedagogue. He was awarded the title People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR, and Honored Teacher of the Azerbaijan SSR. Biography Ahmad Bakikhanov was born on September 5, 1892, in Baku. He has performed at music gatherings and concerts in Baku since 1920. From the 1930s, he taught mugham at the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire at the invitation of Uzeyir Hajibeyov and then at the Azerbaijan State Music College. Ahmadagha Bakikhanov created Azerbaijan State Folk Instruments Ensemble in 1931 and he led the ensemble until the end of his life. The ensemble includes tar, saz, oud, qanun, naqareh, oboe and fortepiano. A. Bakikhanov is the author of such note publications as “Azerbaijani folk colors” (1964), “Azerbaijan rhythmic mughams” (1968), “Mugham, song, color” (1975). A branch of the Azerbaijan State Museum o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia (Republic of Dagestan) to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic proclaimed its independence from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic in 1918 and became the first secular democratic Muslim-majority state. In 1920, the country was incorporated into the Soviet Union as the Azerbaijan SSR. The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the same year. In September 1991, the ethnic Armenian majority of the Nagorno-Karabakh region formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikası, italics=no, links=no; russian: Азербайджанская Советская Социалистическая Республика зССРAzerbaydzhanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika zSSR}), also referred to as Soviet Azerbaijan, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union between 1922 and 1991. Created on 28 April 1920 when the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic brought pro-Soviet figures to power in the region, the first two years of the Azerbaijani SSR were as an independent country until incorporation into the Transcausasian SFSR, along with the Armenian SSR and the Georgian SSR. In December 1922, the Transcaucasian SFSR became part of the newly established Soviet Union. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
