Javad Khan Shirvanski (, ) was an Azerbaijani noble and Imperial Russian general.

Life

He was born in 1809 in

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. He was fourth son of Mustafa Khan of Shirvan. He was brought up and educated in family palace in Shamakhi. His mother was a

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woman called Gulandam khanum, a woman of untold beauty according to

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Military career

He was sent to Shirvan cavalry detachment to participate in another expedition against the mountaineers in July 1832.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. Vol 8. p. 496-497 He was awarded

Golden Weapon "For Bravery" The Gold Sword for Bravery (russian: Золотое оружие "За храбрость") was a Russian award for bravery. It was set up with two grades on 27 July 1720 by Peter the Great, reclassified as a public order in 1807 and abolished ...

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on 28 March 1833. He was admitted to be

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of Imperial Guards of Russia on 6 April 1834, being first Azerbaijani ever to serve in Imperial Guards. Later he was transferred to Hussar regiment of Imperial Guards. After serving in various posts, he was promoted to be a

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on 6 December 1855. He was present in the coronation ceremony of Alexander II, representing Shamakhi Governorate as he was subsequently awarded

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. He participated in Russo-Turkish war of 1877 and was awarded for his activities on 8 November 1877. He retired in 1882 as a major-general of the Russian army.

Personal life

He was descended from khans of Shirvan, by the virtue of being a son of the last Khan of Shirvan, he had various estates in

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and

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. His main source of income was Khaki canal in Mughan according to a report made by Armenian agronomist S.A.Melik-Sarkisyan. He helped to fund charity organization set up by

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in 1871.

Family

He was married to Gawhar begüm (a daughter of Husein beg, his second cousin) in 1849 and had following issues: # Bala Khan Shirvanski (b. 1852) - also a

in Imperial Guards. # Amir khan Shirvanski (b. 1854) # Rashid khan Shirvanski (b. 1857) # Sitara begüm (b. 1860)

Awards

(1833) *

(3rd rank - 1837, 2nd rank - 1857) *

Order of Saint Stanislaus The Order of Saint Stanislaus ( pl, Order Św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Ponia ...

(3rd rank - 1839) *

Order of Saint Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptize ...

(4th rank - 1841) * Order for the success against the Turks (1877)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shirvanski, Javad khan 1809 births Azerbaijani nobility Russian generals Year of death missing Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 3rd class