Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky

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Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky
Born	(1846-11-23)23 November 1846 Khunzakh, Dagestan, Russian Empire
Died	3 July 1907(1907-07-03) (aged 60) Alexandropol, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Cavalry
Battles / wars	Khivan campaign of 1873 Russo-Turkish War Boxer Rebellion
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)

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.

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.^[2][3]

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.^[3]

On July 3, 1907, Drastamat Kanayan along with his friend, Martiros Charkhchyan, assassinated Maksud in Alexandropol to avenge his actions towards Armenians during the Armenian-Tartar Massacres of 1905.^[1][4]

• Order of St. George (1877) ^[5]
• 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)

• 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.

• Ivanov R. N. (2003). General Maksud Alikhanov: triumph and tragedy (in Russian). Makhachkala: Epoch Publishing House. p. 645.

• 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) (in Russian). St. Petersburg. 1910.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)