| Javad bey Shikhlinski | |
| Native Name: | Azerbaijani: Cavad bəy Şıxlinski |
| Birth Name: | Javad bey Mammad agha oghlu Shikhlinski |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Aşağı Salahlı, Kazakh uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917), Imperial Russia |
| Death Place: | Turkey |
| Allegiance: | Russian Empire (from 1871 to 1909)  Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1919 to 1920) |
| Branch: | Cavalry |
| Serviceyears: | 1892 — 1920s |
| Rank: | Colonel of The Imperial Russian Army (from 1892 to 1920), Artillery General of The National Army of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1917 to 1920) |
| Unit: | Artillery |
| Battles: | World War I Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920) 1920 Ganja revolt |
| Children: | Chingiz Shikhlinski Nazir Shikhlinski Gohvar Shikhlinskaya |
Javad bey Mammad agha oghlu Shikhlinski (Azerbaijani: Cavad bəy Məmməd Ağa oğlu Şıxlinski; b. January 3, 1874 - d. 1959) was an Azerbaijani military officer, major general, the nephew of general Aliagha Shikhlinski, and the uncle of the writer Ismayil Shykhly.[1]
Javad bey Shikhlinski was born in the small village of Salahli in the Kazakh district of the Elizavetpol Governorate (now the village of Ashagy-Salakhli in the Kazakh district of Azerbaijan) in the family of a landowner. He came from an ancient noble family, the first mention of which dates back to 1537. He received his general education in the Tiflis Cadet Corps.[2]
He entered the service on August 28, 1892, as a private Junker cadet at the 2nd Konstantinovsky Military School, from which he graduated in the first category. On August 8, 1894, he was released as a second lieutenant in the 39th artillery brigade, where he was appointed to the position of teacher of a training team. On August 18, 1895, he was sent to the Kazakh district in order to select horses for the brigade. Since November 1897, senior officer of the 3rd battery. He served in Kars and Alexandropol. July 1, 1898, was promoted to Lieutenant. On August 19, 1901, he received the rank of Stabskapitän. On January 1, 1909, the Captain. On March 28, 1904, he was appointed commander of the 5th battery, located in the city of Kars. In March 1911, Captain Shikhlinsky was awarded the Order of St. Stanislav, 2nd degree. On February 21, 1913, in honor of the 300th anniversary of the accession to the throne of the Romanov dynasty, he was awarded a commemorative medal and promoted to lieutenant colonel.[3] [4] [5]
In 1915, lieutenant colonel Javad bey Shikhlinski commanded the 23rd mortar division. February 10, 1916, he was assigned commander of the 4th battery of the 45th artillery brigade. Twice, on March 5, 1916, and October 14, 1916, Javad bey Shikhlinski was honored with the Order of Highest Favor. In 1917, commander of the 1st division of the 45th artillery brigade. April 22, 1917, promoted to colonel.
At the end of 1917, he returned to Azerbaijan and entered the service in the Muslim Corps, newly formed according to order No. 155 of December 11, 1917, Commander-in-Chief of the Caucasian Front, Infantry General Przhevalsky, renamed on June 26, 1918, by a decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan into an Azerbaijani Special Corps (commander, former commander of the 10th Army of the Western Front, Lieutenant General Aliagha Shikhlinski). He was appointed commander of the 1st artillery brigade. In early July 1918, the corps was disbanded and its units, together with the arrived 5th Caucasian and 15th Chanakhgalin Turkish divisions, became part of the newly formed Caucasian Islamic Army of Nuri Pasha. Colonel D. Shikhlinsky was appointed commander of the 1st artillery regiment. He continued his service in the army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. He served as Assistant Chief of the Artillery Directorate. On February 22, 1919, Colonel Javad bey Shikhlinski was appointed commander, and on June 25 commander of the 1st Infantry Division with promotion to major general. In 1920 he was appointed head of the garrison of the city of Ganja. After invasion of Azerbaijan by Bolsheviks, he became one of the main organizers and leaders of the Ganja revolt in 1920. After the suppression of the uprising, he fled to Georgia, and then in March 1921 he moved to Turkey. In 1923 he entered the Iranian army, where he was appointed commander of the Ardabil garrison.[6] [7]
He was a nephew of general Aliagha Shikhlinski, uncle of the writer Ismayil Shykhly. He also brother of Rustam Shikhlinski and grandson of Mirza Huseyn Afandi Qayibov. The generation to which he belonged was called the Shikhlinski generation.[8]
After some years serving in the Iranian army, he was obliged to left Iran to Turkey. In 1959 he died in Türkiye Republic.