Nakchivanski (, ), also spelled Naxcivanski and Nakhitchevansky, is a noble family of Azerbaijani origin with subsequent branches established in

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and

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. They have provided famous generals and military personnel, one of them -

Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, or Nakhichevansky, francised spelling: Hussein Nahitchevansky ( az, Hüseyn xan Naxçıvanski; russian: Гусейн-хан Нахичеванский or ) (28 July 1863 in Nakhchivan City – January 1919 in St. Peters ...

was the only Muslim to serve as General-Adjutant of the H.I.M. Retinue.

Background

The Nakhchivanski family is a cadet branch of Kangarli dynasty, itself a part of Ustajlu

Qizilbash Qizilbash or Kizilbash ( az, Qızılbaş; ota, قزيل باش; fa, قزلباش, Qezelbāš; tr, Kızılbaş, lit=Red head ) were a diverse array of mainly Turkoman Shia militant groups that flourished in Iranian Azerbaijan, Anatolia, t ...

tribe. Ehsan Khan Kangarli was the first member of the dynasty to adopt a Russified surname, thus establishing his own branch. They were intermarried with

Bahmani family The Bahmani family, also Bahmani-Qajar is an aristocratic Iranian family belonging to one of the princely families of the Qajar dynasty, the ruling house that reigned Iran 1785–1925. The founder is Bahman Mirza Qajar (1810–1884), the younger ...

of Qajar dynasty and Makinsky family of

Maku Khanate Khanate of Maku was an 18th-20th century khanate based in Maku of the Bayat dynasty. It came into existence after the death of Nader Shah which led to the breakup of the Safavid empire, and gain semi-independence. It rejoined the Persian E ...

. They were the largest landowners in Nakhchivan uyezd.

Nowadays

After the Soviet takeover of Azerbaijan, Christian members of the Nakhchivanski family mostly emigrated to Europe and beyond, while Muslim members stayed back and changed their surnames in order to flee persecution, such as famous opera singer Khurshid Qajar, who adopted her husband's surname even after his death; or immigrated to Iran to serve in Qajar Army. A Christian branch descended from

lives in

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Notable members

–

General of the cavalry General of the Cavalry (german: General der Kavallerie) was a General officer rank in the cavalry in various states of which the modern states of German and Austria are successors or in other armies which used the German model. Artillery officers ...

, General-Adjutant of the H.I.M. Retinue. * Ehsan Khan Kengerli – Last ruler of the

Nakhichevan Khanate The Nakhichevan Khanate ( fa, خانات نخجوان, translit=Khānāt-e Nakhchevān; Azerbaijani:ناخچیوان خانلیغی,Naxçıvan xanlığı; hy, Նախիջեւանի խանութիւն, translit=Naxijewani xanowt'iwn) was a khanate ...

. The paternal grandfather of

. * Bahram Khan Nakhichevansky – Last General Governor of the

. * Khurshid Qajar-Iravani – Member of the ruling family of the

Erivan Khanate The Erivan Khanate ( fa, خانات ایروان, translit=Xānāt-e Iravān; hy, Երեւանի խանութիւն, translit=Yerevani xanut'iwn; az, ایروان خانلیغی, translit=İrəvan xanlığı), also known as Chokhur-e Sa'd, was ...

, mother of Ehsan Khan Kengerli. * Jamshid Khan Nakhchivanski –

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, Azerbaijani and

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

military commander. He rose to the rank of Combrig (equivalent to Brigadier General) in the

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. *

Jafargulu Khan Nakhchivanski Jafargulu Khan Nakhchivanski ( az, Cəfərqulu xan Naxçıvanski, russian: Джафаркули-хан Нахичеванский; 5 February 1859, Nakhchivan – 1929, Shusha) was a Russian Imperial officer and later an Azerbaijani statesman. He ...

– Mayor of Nakhchivan, later honorary magistrate of

Erivan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

, head of

Republic of Aras The Republic of Aras ( az, Araz Respublikası; also known as the Republic of Araks or the Araxi Republic) was a short-lived and unrecognized state in the South Caucasus, roughly corresponding with the territory that is now the Nakhchivan Autonomo ...

. * Kelbali Khan Nakhchivanski – Son of

, older brother of Jamshid Khan Nakhchivanski. Escaped to Iran after Soviet takeover of Azerbaijan, where he served as a general in the Shah's army until he was assassinated. * Feyzullah Mirza Qajar – Prince of Persia's Qajar dynasty and Azerbaijani military commander. Part of

's regiment during the

Russo-Japanese War The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...

. * Khurshid Qajar – Azerbaijani opera singer * Qonchabeyim – Azerbaijani poetess, translator of Nikoloz Baratashvili to Azerbaijani. * Isgandar Mashtava – Soviet army commander,{{Cite web, url=http://samsv.narod.ru/Div/Sd/gvsd055/main.html, title=55-я гвардейская Иркутско-Пинская стрелковая дивизия, website=samsv.narod.ru, access-date=2019-10-29 recipient of the Order of Red Banner

References

Azerbaijani noble families People from Nakhchivan White Russian emigrants Azerbaijani families Nakhchivanskis