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 Abbasgulu agha Bakikhanov ( az, Abbasqulu ağa Bakıxanov) (21 June 1794, Amirjan – 31 May 1847, Wadi Fatima, near Jeddah), Abbas Qoli Bakikhanov, or Abbas-Qoli ibn Mirza Mohammad (Taghi) Khan Badkubi was an Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az ...

, 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

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, i.e.

Paduspanids The Baduspanids or Badusbanids ( fa, پادوسبانیان, Pâdusbâniân), were a local Iranian dynasty of Tabaristan which ruled over Ruyan/Rustamdar. The dynasty was established in 665, and with 933 years of rule as the longest dynasty in I ...

. 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 Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

, 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 Shabran District ( az, Şabran rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Khachmaz, Quba, Khizi and ...

and Gobustan. However he lost younger brother Huseinjan beg in battle. Dargahqulu surrendered castle to Mikhail Matyushkin with 700 soldiers in 1723 and was acknowledged by

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as local ruler.

Senior line

Senior branch of Bakikhanovs were descendants of Dargahqulu beg, whose son Mirza Muhammad rose to the rank of independent khan in 1747. This branch provided khans, generals and military officers serving in

Khans

Famous members

(1794–1847) – Colonel in Russian army, writer and scholar *

Jafargulu Bakikhanov Jafargulu Bakikhanov () was an Azerbaijani noble and Russian general. Life He was said to be born in either 1796 or 1799 in some resources. But latest research revealed he was born on 6 February 1793 in Quba to Mirza Muhammad Khan II and Sofia ...

(1793–1867) – Lieutenant general in Russian army *

Hasan Bakikhanov Hasan agha Bakikhanov () — was an Imperial Russian general and Azerbaijani noble. Life He was born on 8 May 1833 to Jafargulu Bakikhanov and Chimnaz khanym in Quba. Enrolling at age of 14 in Tbilisi Corps of Cadets, he wanted to pursue milita ...

(8 May 1833 – 28 November 1898) – Major general in Russian army * Ahmad Bakikhanov (16 June 1837 – 13 April 1882) – Colonel in Russian army * Abdulla agha Bakikhanov (1824–1879) – Major general in Russian army BakixanovTofiq

Junior line

Members of junior line were descended from deceased brother of Dargahqulu – Huseinjan beg.{{Cite journal, last=Ismailov, first=E.E., date=2010, title=Bakikhanovs – Beg line of the family, url=https://www.academia.edu/17403636, journal=The News of the Azerbaijan Historical-Genealogical Society, language=ru, volume=7, pages=64–95 This branch provided musicians, scientists and artists active during both

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

and

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 th ...

i periods.

Famous members

* Ahmad Bakikhanov (1892–1973) –

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 USS ...

of Azerbaijan (1973) * Mammadkhan Bakikhanov (1890–1957) – Meritorous Artist of Azerbaijan (1943) * Talat Bakikhanov (1927–2000) – Meritorous Artist of Azerbaijan (1975) * Akif Bakikhanov (b. 1933) –

Concertmaster The concertmaster (from the German ''Konzertmeister''), first chair (U.S.) or leader (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (or clarinet in a concert band). After the conductor, the concertmaster is the second-most signifi ...

Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra The Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra (Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Simfonik Orkestri'') was formed in 1920 being one of the first orchestras in the Soviet Union, at the request of composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov after wh ...

Tofig Bakikhanov Tofig Ahmed-agha oglu Bakikhanov ( az, Tofiq Əhmədağa oğlu Bakıxanov) is a composer. He was awarded the title People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR (1990). Biography Tofig Bakikhanov, a descendant of Baku khans, was born on 8 December 1930 ...

(b. 1930) –

Composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and

of Azerbaijan (1991) * Nigar Bakikhanova (1961–1996) – Arabologist, author

References

Sources

* Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, Gulistan-i Iram, Baku, 1951. Azerbaijani noble families Azerbaijani families Bakikhanov family