Nakhchivanski

Nakhchivanski
Noble Family
Parent family	Kangarli dynasty
Current region	Iran  Azerbaijan  The Netherlands  Canada  United States of America
Current head	Unknown
Connected members	Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski Jafargulu Khan Nakhchivanski
Connected families	Qajar dynasty Maku Khanate Erivan Khanate

The House of Nakchivanski (Russian: Нахичеванский, Azerbaijani: Naxçıvanskilər), also spelled Naxcivanski and Nakhitchevansky, is a noble family of Azerbaijani origin with subsequent branches established in Russia and Iran. They have provided famous generals and military personnel, one of them - Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski was the only Muslim to serve as General-Adjutant of the H.I.M. Retinue.

Background

The Nakhchivanski family is a cadet branch of Kangarli dynasty, itself a part of Ustajlu Qizilbash tribe. Ehsan Khan Kangarli was the first member of the dynasty to adopt a Russified surname, thus establishing his own branch. They were intermarried with Bahmani family of Qajar dynasty and Makinsky family of Maku Khanate. They were the largest landowners in Nakhchivan uyezd.[1]

Present day

After the Soviet takeover of Azerbaijan, Christian members of the Nakhchivanski family mostly emigrated to Europe and beyond, while Muslim members stayed back and changed their surnames in order to flee persecution, such as famous opera singer Khurshid Qajar, who adopted her husband's surname even after his death; or immigrated to Iran to serve in Qajar Army. A Christian branch descended from Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski lives in United States of America.[2]

Notable members

• Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski – General of the cavalry, General-Adjutant of the H.I.M. Retinue.
• Ehsan Khan Kengerli – Last ruler of the Nakhichevan Khanate. The paternal grandfather of Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski.
• Jamshid Khan Nakhchivanski – Russian Imperial, Azerbaijani and Soviet military commander. He rose to the rank of Combrig (equivalent to Brigadier General) in the Soviet Army.
• Jafargulu Khan Nakhchivanski – Mayor of Nakhchivan, later honorary magistrate of Erivan, head of Republic of Aras.[3]
• Feyzullah Mirza Qajar – Prince of Persia's Qajar dynasty and Azerbaijani military commander. Part of Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski's regiment during the Russo-Japanese War.
• Khurshid Qajar – Azerbaijani opera singer.

References

1. Villari, Luigi (1906). Fire and Sword in the Caucasus. T. F. Unwin. pp. 266.
2. Shasha, Dennis Elliott. (2002). Red Blues: Voices from the last wave of Russian immigrants. Shron, Marina. New York: Holmes & Meier. ISBN 0841914176. OCLC 48515865.
3. Andersen, Andrew. "Atlas of Conflicts: Armenia: Nation Building and Territorial Disputes: 1918-1920". www.conflicts.rem33.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2019-10-29.