Vazirovs or Vezirovs (Azerbaijani: Vəzirovlar) are an Azerbaijani noble family from Karabakh and a part of Javanshir clan. Vazirov or Vezirov is a Russified version of the word vizier. First person to adopt the surname was Azerbaijani historian and later Imperial Russian army officer Mirza Jamal Javanshir, who was a vizier of Ibrahim Khalil Khan and Mehdigulu Khan of Karabakh.[1]
| Vazirovs Vəzirovlar | |
|---|---|
| Parent family | Javanshir clan |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Place of origin | Karabakh Khanate |
| Founded | 19th century |
History edit
Connected to ruling family of Karabakh Khanate, Vazirovs were descended from Sharif beg Javanshir, head of Hajilu subclan of Javanshir clan. Sharif beg was great-grandfather of Mirza Jamal.[2] Family had two branches - elder one based in Shusha and younger one based in Karyagino, modern Fuzuli. Famous family members include politicians like Zeynal bey Vazirov, Bahram bey Vazirov; as well as poets, merchants and army officers. Penultimate leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, Abdurrahman Vazirov was also a member of this family. According to him, suggestion to adopt surname Vazirov came from Mirza Fatali Akhundov to Mirza Jamal.[1]
Members edit
Sharif bey Javanshir was earlieast attested member of the family, whom had two sons.[3] This is not a full list and only intends to show important members of the family:
- Abu Talib bey Javanshir (b. 1760)
- Imamgulu bey Javanshir (b. 1777)
- Mirza Zeynalabdin bey Javanshir (b. 1794)
- Talib bey Vazirov (b. 1814) — married Mirza Jamal's niece Masharaf khanum
- Abbas bey Vazirov (1846 – 1910) — captain in Imperial Russian Army, took part in Karabakh scene of Armenian-Tatar massacres of 1905[4]
- Mirza Hamid bey Vazirov (b. 1827) — lawyer, collegiate assessor
- Zeynal bey Vazirov (1854 – 1933) — MP of Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Aslan bey Vazirzade (1898 – 1984) — Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR
- Farrukh bey Vazirov (1857 – 1920) — first Azerbaijani engineer to be educated in Europe
- Azad bey Vazirov (1869 – 1921) — colonel of Azerbaijani Army and Red Army
- Suleyman Vazirov (1910 – 1973) — Minister of Oil Industry of Azerbaijan SSR
- Javad bey Vazirov (1873 – 1925) — first Azerbaijani agriculturist to be educated in Europe
- Zeynal bey Vazirov (1854 – 1933) — MP of Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- Talib bey Vazirov (b. 1814) — married Mirza Jamal's niece Masharaf khanum
- Mirza Zeynalabdin bey Javanshir (b. 1794)
- Imamgulu bey Javanshir (b. 1777)
- Salif bey Javanshir — commander of Karabakh Khanate
- Mahammadkhan bey Javanshir (d. 17 July 1797) — constable of Shusha fortress, naib of Javanshir-Dizak mahal
- Mirza Jamal Javanshir (1773 – 1853) — Azerbaijani historian, author of Tarikh-e Qarabagh
- Rzagulu bey Vazirov (1814 – 1875) — historian, biographer, praporshchik in Imperial Russian Army
- Hashim bey Vazirov (b. 1837) — titular councillor
- Rzagulu bey Vazirov (b. 1870)
- Rustam Vazirov — pedagogue
- Khalil Vazirov — Soviet Army lieutenant, recipient of Order of the Red Star
- Abdurrahman Vazirov (1930 – 2022) — 13th First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party (1988 – 1990)
- Bayaz Vazirova — married Leonid Weinstein (1945 – 1994, Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, Honored Artist of Azerbaijan)
- Jamil Vazirov — recipient of Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Durnisa khanum — married to Zeynal bey Vazirov
- Rzagulu bey Vazirov (b. 1870)
- Mahammadshafi bey Vazirov — progenitor of Mirzajamalov family
- Hashim bey Vazirov (b. 1837) — titular councillor
- Rzagulu bey Vazirov (1814 – 1875) — historian, biographer, praporshchik in Imperial Russian Army
- Gasim bey Javanshir (1784 – ?) — brother of Mirza Jamal, naib of Javanshir-Dizak mahal
- Asad bey Vazir (1824 – 1873) — poet and doctor
- Samad bey Vazirov (1853 – 1892) — poet and state official
- Bahram bey Vazirov (1857 – 1921) — statesman, politician and poet
- Isfandiyar bey Vazirov (1859 – 1920) — poet
- Shamil bey Vazirov (d. 1967) — pedagogue
- Farida Vazirova (1924 – 1986) — World War II veteran and professor of philology
- Shamil bey Vazirov (d. 1967) — pedagogue
- Bakhish bey Sabut (1863 – 1923) — poet
- Masharaf khanum — married Talib bey Vazirov
- Asad bey Vazir (1824 – 1873) — poet and doctor
- Mirza Jamal Javanshir (1773 – 1853) — Azerbaijani historian, author of Tarikh-e Qarabagh
- Mahammadkhan bey Javanshir (d. 17 July 1797) — constable of Shusha fortress, naib of Javanshir-Dizak mahal
References edit
- ^ a b Абдурахман Везиров: о дружбе с Гагариным, "письме Алиеву" и Карабахе / Paxlava Production [Abdurrahman Vezirov: about friendship with Gagarin, “letter to Aliyev” and Karabakh] (in Russian), retrieved 2023-12-19
- ^ Bournoutian, George (2008). "Javānšir Qarābāḡi, Jamāl". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume XIV/6: Japan IV. Iranians in Japan–Jobbāʾi. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 445–465. ISBN 978-1-934283-07-3.
- ^ Vazirov, Musa Azad oglu (2001-01-01). "ФИЗУЛИНСКИЕ ВЕЗИРОВЫ" [Vazirovs of Fuzuli]. Azərbaycan Tarixi Şəcərə Cəmiyyətinin Xəbərləri / Известия Азербайджанского историко-родословного общества [News of the Azerbaijan Historical and Genealogical Society] (in Russian) (3): 137–145.
- ^ Chingizoglu, Anvar. "Abbas bəy Vəzirov: Difainin kapitanı." xudaferin.eu (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-12-19.