| Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky | |
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| Born | 23 November 1846 |
| Died | 3 July 1907 (aged 60) |
| Place of birth | Khunzakh, Dagestan, Russian Empire |
| Place of death | Alexandropol, Russian Empire |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire |
| Service/branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Cavalry |
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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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