Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky Explained

Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky
Birth Date:	23 November 1846
Birth Place:	Khunzakh, Dagestan, Russian Empire
Death Place:	Alexandropol, Russian Empire
Allegiance:
Branch:	Imperial Russian Army
Rank:	Lieutenant-General
Unit:	Cavalry
Battles:	Boxer Rebellion Khivan campaign of 1873 Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

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] He was 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.^{[3] [4]}

Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky led a military invasion in 1906 that ended the Gurian Republic. He restored government order using repressive measures within a few weeks. He was subjected to an assassination attempt in 1906.^[5]

Assassination

On July 3, 1907, Drastamat Kanayan along with his friend, Martiros Charkhchyan, assassinated Maksud in Alexandropol.^[6]

Awards

• Order of St. George (1877) ^[7]
• 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

• Book: Ivanov R. N. . 2003 . General Maksud Alikhanov: triumph and tragedy . Epoch Publishing House . Makhachkala . 645 . Russian.
• Book: 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) . St. Petersburg . 1910 . Russian.

Notes and References

1. http://runivers.ru/bookreader/book57849/#page/265/mode/1up Гизетти А. Л. Сборник сведений о георгиевских кавалерах и боевых знаках отличий Кавказских войск. Тифлис, 1901, с.255
2. Reinsch. Paul S.. 1907. Foreign Affairs. American Political Science Review. en. 2. 1. 156. 10.2307/1944608. 1944608 . 1537-5943. free.
3. Reinsch. Paul S.. 1907. Foreign Affairs. American Political Science Review. en. 2. 1. 156. 10.2307/1944608. 1944608 . 1537-5943. free.
4. News: 1907-07-17. 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.". en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-03. 0362-4331.
5. News: 1907-07-17. 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.". en-US. The New York Times. 2022-01-03. 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Avetisyan . Vigen . 2018-12-18 . Assassination of Governor-General Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky by General Dro . 2024-01-01 . Art-A-Tsolum . en-US.
7. http://george-orden.narod.ru/ordgrg4st1885.html Георгиевская страница: Кавалеры Военного ордена 4-го класса