Maksud Alikhanov

Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky
Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky
Born	23 November 1846; Khunzakh, Dagestan, Russian Empire
Died	3 July 1907 (aged 60); Alexandropol, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire;
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Cavalry
Battles/wars	Boxer Rebellion; Khivan campaign of 1873; Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878);
Awards	Order of St. George (1877); Order of St. Vladimir (1872, 1899); Order of St. Anna (1888, 1906); Order of St. Stanislaus (1904); Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persia) (1884, 1900 & 1902); Order of the Golden Star of Bukhara (1895);

Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky (Russian language: Максуд Алиханов-Аварский) (in some documents his name is spelled as Alexander Mikhailovich) (1846-1907) - Russian Lieutenant-General (April 22, 1907), Merv District Head and Tiflis Governor. The elder brother of Kaitmaz Alikhanov.

Biography

Born on November 23, 1846 in the village of Khunzakh in Dagestan, in the family of an Avar officer. As a child, he was held hostage by Shamil, after the ransom was determined in the 2nd Tiflis noble school.

Awards

Order of St. George (1877)
Order of St. Vladimir (1872, 1899)
Order of St. Anna (1888, 1906)
Order of St. Stanislaus (1904)
Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persia) (1884, 1900 & 1902)
Order of the Golden Star of Bukhara (1895)

Selected works of Alikhanov-Avarsky

Mervsky oasis and roads leading to it. St Petersburg, 1883
Visiting the Shah. Essays on Persia. Tiflis, 1898
Hike in Khiva (Caucasian troops). Steppe and oasis. St Petersburg, 1899
Tarihi Derbend-Nama. Tiflis, 1898.
Author of numerous illustrations, articles and reports in periodicals.

References

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