Jafargulu Bakikhanov

Jafargulu agha Bakikhanov
Jafargulu agha Bakikhanov
Native name	Cəfərqulu ağa Bakıxanov
Born	6 February 1793; Quba
Died	12 October 1867 (aged 74); Quba
Buried	Bibi-Heybat Mosque
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1820 - 18 October 1864 ; 19 April 1866 - 1867
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Transcaucasian Muslim Cavalry Regiment
Battles / wars	Russo-Persian War ; Russo-Turkish War ; Caucasian War
Awards
Relations	Mirza Muhammad Khan II (father) ; Abbasgulu Bakikhanov (elder brother); Hasan Bakikhanov (son)

Jafargulu Bakikhanov (Azerbaijani: Cəfərqulu ağa Mirzə Məhəmməd xan oğlu Bakıxanov) was an Azerbaijani noble and Russian general.

Life

He was said to be born in either 1796^[1] or 1799^[2] in some resources. But the latest research revealed he was born on 6 February 1793^[3] in Quba to Mirza Muhammad Khan II and Sofia khanum. He has received the title naib of Mushkur in 1827 and Shabran districts in the 1830s. He was also naib of Buduq.

He entered the military in 1820. Russo-Persian War of 1826–1828 was his first war experience, followed by Russo-Turkish War of 1828–1829. He participated in Mil battle in which Erzurum serasker Salih Pasha was captured. He was promoted to the rank of podporuchik following capture of Hasankale and Erzurum.

Imprisonment

Citizens of Quba revolted in 1837 against Russian oppression and Jafargulu's harsh taxation. He was summoned to Shamakhi, then to Tbilisi and removed from his earlier posts. He was later sent to Warsaw and his elder brother Abbasgulu was summoned to Tbilisi to give an explanation about events. Confused, Abbasgulu tried to explain they were not perpetrators, but victims as their cousin Ali Pasha was also killed during the rebellion.^[4]

Military career

He was promoted to poruchik rank in 1838 and to that of captain in 1841 during the Caucasian war. In the campaigns of 1842-1843 Bakikhanov fought against the mountaineers in the Samur region and Mountainous Dagestan; a service for which he was awarded with rank stabsrittmeister of Cossack Regiment of the Imperial Guard and subsequent appointment in Separate Caucasian Corps and the following year was promoted to the rittmeister of the Guard . In 1844-1848 he was also in Dagestan and participated in the battles of Salta and Gergebil, including the battle against Haji Murad.^[3] He especially distinguished himself during the storming of the last aul - Akhty - in 1848. For his services, he was promoted to colonel on June 6, 1848 and was awarded a gold sword with the inscription "For bravery".^[5]

After 25 years of service, he was awarded the Order of St. George (4th rank) on 26 November 1850 alongside being promoted to major-general. He attended the coronation of Alexander II in Moscow on 7 September 1856, representing Derbent delegation. He was stationed in Caucasian Army since 1857, however for political reasons, he was dismissed from service with a uniform and a full salary pension on October 18, 1864 after being promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. However, he was recalled to service on 19 April 1866.

Family and death

He died in 1867, Quba while his body was taken to Baku and was buried in Bibiheybət.^[6] He spoke Azerbaijani and Russian in addition to Lezgi.^[7] He was married to Chimnaz khanum - a daughter of Lezgin bek Khanbutay beg Yargunvi (1761-1823). They had three children:

Nurjahan khanum (6 July 1832–1912)
Hasan Bakikhanov (8 May 1833–28 November 1898)
Ahmad Bakikhanov (16 June 1837–13 April 1882)
Ayna khanum (b. 8 September 1837)

Awards and decorations

Order of Saint Anna (3rd rank) - 1830
Order of Saint Vladimir (4th rank) - 1830
Golden Weapon "For Bravery" - 1848
Order of Saint Vladimir (3rd rank) - 1849
Order of Saint George (4th rank) - 1850
Order of Saint Stanislaus (1st rank) - 1851
Order of Saint Anna (1st rank) - 1861

References

^ Yearbook of the Russian army for 1869 (in Russian).
^ Acts collected by the Caucasian Archaeological Commission: [In 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: [1816-1827] / Ed. A. D. Berger. - 1875. - 941 p. — pp. 907-908
^ ^a ^b "Greatest award of General Bakikhanov". Milli.Az (in Azerbaijani). 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
^ Bakikhanov, Abbas-Kuli-aga (1983). Compositions, notes, letters (in Russian). Baku. pp. 148–149. OCLC 862346120. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Ismailov E.E. Golden weapon with the inscription "For Bravery". Lists of Cavaliers 1788 - 1913. - Moscow, 2007, p. 222 (in Russian)
^ Ismailov, Eldar Elkhanoghlu (2005). Georgievskie kavalery--azerbaĭdzhant︠s︡y. Moskva: Geroi otechestva. p. 92. ISBN 5910170058. OCLC 85041228.
^ Sedakqet, Kärimova (2011). Kcḩar. kcḩarvijar : ėnciklopedijadin kḩvatḩal = Qusar, qusarlılar (in Lezghian). Baku: Zija. p. 465. ISBN 9789952345797. OCLC 844930245.

[1] Yearbook of the Russian army for 1869 (in Russian).

[2] Acts collected by the Caucasian Archaeological Commission: [In 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: [1816-1827] / Ed. A. D. Berger. - 1875. - 941 p. — pp. 907-908

[:0-3] "Greatest award of General Bakikhanov". Milli.Az (in Azerbaijani). 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2018-08-30.

[4] Bakikhanov, Abbas-Kuli-aga (1983). Compositions, notes, letters (in Russian). Baku. pp. 148–149. OCLC 862346120. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[5] Ismailov E.E. Golden weapon with the inscription "For Bravery". Lists of Cavaliers 1788 - 1913. - Moscow, 2007, p. 222 (in Russian)

[6] Ismailov, Eldar Elkhanoghlu (2005). Georgievskie kavalery--azerbaĭdzhant︠s︡y. Moskva: Geroi otechestva. p. 92. ISBN 5910170058. OCLC 85041228.

[7] Sedakqet, Kärimova (2011). Kcḩar. kcḩarvijar : ėnciklopedijadin kḩvatḩal = Qusar, qusarlılar (in Lezghian). Baku: Zija. p. 465. ISBN 9789952345797. OCLC 844930245.

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