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.^[1] 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. He reportedly carried the name Ali Khan Avarski.^[2]

His governance in the Caucasus was controversial and characterized as repressive.^[2]^[3]

He was subjected to an assassination attempt in 1906.^[3]

He was assassinated in 1907. The New York Times reports the date of the assassination as July 16.^[3]

Awards

Order of St. George (1877) ^[4]
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.

Bibliography

Ivanov R. N. (2003). General Maksud Alikhanov: triumph and tragedy (in Russian). Makhachkala: Epoch Publishing House. p. 645.

The Battle of Kushka and its 25th Anniversary 18 / III 1885 - 18 / III 1910 War communication General headquarters of the Shemansky regiment. With a battle plan, etc. (Exclusively from archival materials) (in Russian). St. Petersburg. 1910.

References

^ Гизетти А. Л. Сборник сведений о георгиевских кавалерах и боевых знаках отличий Кавказских войск. Тифлис, 1901, с.255
^ ^a ^b Reinsch, Paul S. (1907). "Foreign Affairs". American Political Science Review. 2 (1): 156. doi:10.2307/1944608. ISSN 1537-5943.
^ ^a ^b ^c "GEN. ALIKHANOFF KILLED BY A BOMB; Russian Terrorists Take Vengeance on a Cruel Officer of the Czar. TWO OTHERS ARE KILLED One the Wife of a General -- Alikhanoff Known in Duma as "The Wild Beast."". The New York Times. 1907-07-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
^ Георгиевская страница: Кавалеры Военного ордена 4-го класса

[1] Гизетти А. Л. Сборник сведений о георгиевских кавалерах и боевых знаках отличий Кавказских войск. Тифлис, 1901, с.255

[:0-2] Reinsch, Paul S. (1907). "Foreign Affairs". American Political Science Review. 2 (1): 156. doi:10.2307/1944608. ISSN 1537-5943.

[:1-3] "GEN. ALIKHANOFF KILLED BY A BOMB; Russian Terrorists Take Vengeance on a Cruel Officer of the Czar. TWO OTHERS ARE KILLED One the Wife of a General -- Alikhanoff Known in Duma as "The Wild Beast."". The New York Times. 1907-07-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-03.

[4] Георгиевская страница: Кавалеры Военного ордена 4-го класса

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