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Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar

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Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar
Native name Azerbaijani language: Əmir Kazım mirzə Qovanlı-Qacar
Birth name Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar Bahman Mirza Qajar oglu
Born (1853-05-01)May 1, 1853
Died June 30, 1920(1920-06-30) (aged 67)
Place of birth Shusha, Shusha Uyezd, Shamakhi Governorate, Imperial Russia
Place of death Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR
Allegiance Russian Empire Russian Empire (from 1871 to 1909)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1919 to 1920)
Service/branch Cavalry
Years of service 1871—1920
Rank Russian Empire Lieutenant general of The Imperial Russian Army (from 1871 to 1909),
Azerbaijan Cavalry General of The National Army of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1919 to 1920)
Unit Cavalry
Battles/wars Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Russo-Japanese War
1920 Ganja revolt
Awards

3rd Class Order of Saint Vladimir 4th Class Order of Saint Vladimir 2nd Class Ode of Saint Stanislaus 3rd Class Ode of Saint Stanislaus 2nd Class Order of Saint Anne

3rd Class Order of Saint Anne4th Class Order of Saint AnneOrder of the Lion and the SunGolden Weapon for Bravery
Spouse(s) Govhar Khanum Alesker Agha gızı

Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar (Azerbaijani: Əmir Kazım mirzə Qovanlı-Qacar, born April 19, 1853, Shusha, Shusha Uyezd, Shamakhi Governorate, Imperial Russia - died 30 June 1920, Ganja, Azerbaijan SSR) was a prince in Persia's Qajar dynasty, and a decorated Imperial Russian and Azerbaijani military commander, having the rank of major-general.[1][2]

He was also involved in charity.[3]

Early life[]

Bahman Mirza's son in Karabakh, 1869.

Sons of Bahman Mirza Qajar. Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar was standing in the third row, first from the right

He was born in 1853 in Shusha, Shusha Uyezd, Shamakhi Governorate, Russian Imperia. He received general education in the Tbilisi Gymnasium. In 1873 he graduated with honors from the Nikolaev Cavalry School.

Family[]

He was a member of the Qajar dynasty. He was born into the family of Bahman Mirza Qajar and Mirvari Khanum Talishiskaya from the Qajar dynasty and received his first education from the family.[4]

Military service[]

Amir Kazim who began his military service in 1871, served in the 44th Nizhny Novgorod Regiment (1871-1904; 1906), 1st Amur Cossack Regiment (1904-1906) of the 6th Reserve Cavalry Regiment and Caucasus Military District.[5]

During his service, he completed two military courses with honors: the Caucasian Training Company (1880) and the Officer's Cavalry School (1887-1888) [6]. In 1877–78 he took part in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) as a part of the 16th Nizhny Novgorod Dragoon regiment. In one of the battles he was wounded with a bayonet in his left arm. For the distinction in this campaign, Amir Kazim Mirza was awarded several military orders.[6]

On 25 January 1885, Rittmeister Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar was appointed commander of the 2nd squadron. On 26 February 1895, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Amir Kazim was promoted to the rank of colonel during the Russo-Japanese War for excellence in service.[1][7] On 2 March 1906, Colonel Mirza Kazim Qajar was appointed to the headquarters of the Caucasian Military District.[8] In 1909, Colonel Mirza Kazim Qajar was promoted to major general, with dismissal from service, on the basis of the rules on the maximum age qualification, with the award of a uniform and a pension.[9]

In December 1918, he had offered Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and joined its army. He served in the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic as the commandant of Ganja.[10]

Death[]

After the Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan and the suppression of the anti-Soviet uprising in Ganja, Mirza Kazim Qajar was arrested, and executed by the Bolsheviks in the Ganja.[11]

After his death, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh also remembered Amir Kazim Mirza Qajar in his book Azerbaijan Republic and called him a "martyr of independence".

Awards[]

  • 2nd Class Order of Saint Anne - 4th Class Order of Saint Anne (1877)
  • 2nd Class Ode of Saint Stanislaus - 3rd Class Order of Saint Stanislaus (1878)
  • 2nd Class Order of Saint Anne - 3rd Class Order of Saint Anne (1879)
  • 3rd Class Ode of Saint Stanislaus - 2nd Class Order of Saint Stanislaus (1879)
  • 2nd Class Order of Saint Anne - 2nd Class Order of Saint Anne (1881)
  • 4th Class Order of Saint Vladimir - 4th Class Order of Saint Vladimir with Swords and Banners (1888)
  • Order of the Lion and the Sun - Order of the Lion and the Sun
  • - Order of Noble Bukhara (1895)
  • Golden Weapon for Bravery - Golden Weapon for Bravery (1906)

See also[]

References[]

Footnotes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Исмаилов 2009, p. 92
  2. ↑ Azərbaycan Xalq Cumhuriyyəti Ensiklopediyası. Lecture Notes .... II. Baku: Lider. 2005. p. 198. 
  3. ↑ Nəzirli, Şəmistan (1995). Cumhuriyyət generalları. 1358. Baku: Hərbi nəşriyyat. p. 212. 
  4. ↑ РГВИА. ф. 400 (Главный Штаб), оп. 12, д. 23550, с. 9
  5. ↑ Потто Список офицеров служивших в полку.—СПб., 1895, с. 67, В. А. (1895). История 44-го Драгунского Нижегородского полкат.т. 10. Приложение. Список офицеров служивших в полку. СПб. p. 67. 
  6. ↑ Назирли 2011, p. 7
  7. ↑ Список полковникам по старшинству. Составлен по 2-е мая 1907 г.—СПб., 1907, с. 870
  8. ↑ Исмаилов 2009, p. 94
  9. ↑ Назирли 2011, p. 8
  10. ↑ Süleymanov, Меhman (1998). Azərbaycan ordusu (1919-1920). Baku. p. 154-155. 
  11. ↑ Исмаилов 2009, p. 184

Works cited[]

  • Исмаилов, Э. Э. (2009). Молчанов, А. А.. ed (in ru). Moscow: Старая Басманная. 
  • Назирли, Ш. (14 May 2011). "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". p. 7. 
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