Balakishi Arablinski Alibey oglu ( az, Balakişi Ərəblinski Əlibəy oğlu; 1828 – 2 January 1902) was an AvarAzeri.ru. Interview with great-great-grandson of general Arablinski.
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. Arablinski was born to the family of a local nobleman Alibey Arablinski in 1828 in the village of

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( Zaqatala district). His family lived in Arablar quarter; hence the family name Arablinski. Arablinski graduated from the St. Petersburg Cadet Corps earning a rank of

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in 1848. In 1849, he took part in quelling the uprising in Hungary under the command of

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Ivan Paskevich. For his bravery in the battle near the castle of Világos in

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he was awarded the order of St. Stanislaus. During the

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, he served as battalion commander and was awarded the

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decorated with swords. The Muslim cavalry battalion in which he served was famous for the bravery of many officers. The last war Arablinski participated in was the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878. In March 1887 he was promoted to

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. In August 1891, Arablinski was awarded the order of St. Stanislaus 1st degree.

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Balakishi Arablinski retired from the army in 1896 and lived on imperial pension on his

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estate until his death on 2 January 1902. His family is connected to hereditary khans of

and his daughter Sona was married to Hajji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, an Azeri oil millionaire.

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* Sh. Nazirli "Azerbaycan Generallari" Baku, Ganclik, 1991. {{DEFAULTSORT:Arablinski, Balakishi 1828 births People from Zaqatala Imperial Russian Army generals Azerbaijani generals Russian military personnel of the Crimean War Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian) 1902 deaths