Avraamy Aslanbegov
Avraamy Bogdanovich Aslanbegov or Aslanbekov (Russian: Аврамий Богданович Асланбегов; 22 September [O.S. 10 September] 1822, Baku – 20 December [O.S. 7 December] 1900, Saint Petersburg) was a vice-admiral and military writer of Kabardian[1] or Azerbaijani origin[2] of the Russian Empire.
Career[]
A convert to Eastern Orthodox Christianity,[3] Aslanbegov graduated with honours from the Naval Cadet Corps in 1837. He started his military career by serving in the Baltic Fleet. After obtaining his officer rank he began serving in the Black Sea Fleet. Aslanbegov participated in the Crimean War of 1854–1856 and fought alongside Pavel Nakhimov during the Siege of Sevastopol. In the late 1850s and the 1860s he continued to serve in the Baltic and the Black Sea, and sailed across the Mediterranean. In the early 1870s he was member of the committee in charge of developing the sea-borne trade. In 1879 Aslanbegov was appointed Commander of the Pacific Ocean Squadron. In 1881 he circumnavigated the globe from the Baltic through North America and Asia-Pacific to the Far East where he served until his retirement in 1882.[4]
References[]
- ^ Казаков А. В. Российские офицеры Асланбеговы. Штрихи к их этническому происхождению // гл. ред. Исмаилов Э. Известия Азербайджанского историко-родословного общества : журнал. — Баку: Апастрофф, 2014. — Вып. IX (тираж: 400; 220 c.). — С. 190—198. — ISBN 978-9952-404-15-9.
- ^ Алиев Н. А. Военно-морская история Азербайджана. — Баку, 2002, с. 95
- ^ Shamistan Nazarli. Karabakh Battles of the 1920s. Azerbaijan National Library. Baku, 2009; p. 125
- ^ (in Russian) Avraamy Bogdanovich Aslanbegov. Korabel.ru
- ЦГА ВМФ, ф. 41, 26 ед. хр., 1841-1892.
- РГВИА (РГАВМФ), ф. 171, 6 ед. хр., 1793-1855.
External links[]
- (in Russian) Rear-Admiral Aslanbegov's Journey to Australia in 1881-1882 by Alexander Massov
- 1822 births
- 1900 deaths
- Military personnel from Baku
- Imperial Russian Navy admirals
- Russian military personnel of the Crimean War
- Azerbaijani emigrants to Russia
- Military writers of the Russian Empire
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijani former Shia Muslims
- Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy from Shia Islam
- Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia)
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian)