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.

Nakhchivanski
Noble Family
Parent familyKangarli dynasty
Current region Iran
 Azerbaijan
 The Netherlands
 Canada
 United States of America
Current headUnknown
Connected membersHuseyn Khan Nakhchivanski
Jafargulu Khan Nakhchivanski
Connected familiesQajar dynasty
Maku Khanate
Erivan Khanate

Background

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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

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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

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References

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  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.