Mammad Hasan agha Javanshir

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Mammad Hasan agha Javanshir
Born 1766
Shusha, Karabakh Khanate, Azerbaijan, Russian Empire
Died 1805
Shusha, Karabakh Khanate, Azerbaijan, Russian Empire
Allegiance Russia Russian Empire
Service/branch Cavalry
Rank Major general
Battles/wars Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)

Mammad Hasan agha Sarijali Javanshir (Azerbaijani: Məhəmmədhəsən ağa Sarıcalı-Cavanşir) was a Russian military leader, major-general, son and heir of Ibrahimkhalil khan of Karabakh, father of major-general, public figure and poet Jafargulu agha Javanshir.[1][2][3][4]

Commanding horse cavalry of Karabakh, he destroyed the Persian Army led by Abdul Fatih Agha in Dizak, in December 1804 and captured 1,000 people.[5] On June 9, 1805 he participated in a battle with the Persian army together with the Russian army, leading a detachment of the horse cavalry of Karabakh.

He was also awarded a medal strewn with diamonds and with an engravement saying "For Loyalty." He fell seriously ill and died on November 10, 1805.

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  4. Мирза Джамал Джаваншир Карабаги. История Карабаха
  5. Акты Кавказской Археографической Комиссии. т. II, док. 1423, 1429