Teymur bey Novruzov

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Teymur bey Novruzov
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Native name
Azerbaijani: Teymur bəy Mirzə Hacı bəy oğlu Novruzov
Birth nameTeymur bey Mirza Hajı bey oglu Novruzov
Born(1880-04-20)April 20, 1880
Qovlar, Elisabethpol Uyezd, Elisabethpol Governorate, Imperial Russia
DiedJune 30, 1961(1961-06-30) (aged 81)
Nice, France
AllegianceRussian Empire Russian Empire (from 1898 to 1918)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1918 to 1920)
Years of service1898 — 1920
RankRussian Empire 1904ic-p09r.png Colonel of The Imperial Russian Army (from 1898 to 1918),
Azerbaijan General of The National Army of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1918 to 1920)
Battles/warsThe First World War
1920 Ganja revolt
Awards2nd Class Order of Saint Anne3rd Class Order of Saint Anne2nd Class Ode of Saint Stanislaus3rd Class Ode of Saint Stanislaus

Teymur bey Novruzov (Azerbaijani: Teymur bəy Npvruzov, born April 20, 1880, Qovlar, Elisabethpol Uyezd, Elisabethpol Governorate, Imperial Russia - died 1961, Nice, France) was a decorated Imperial Russian and Azerbaijani military commander, having the rank of major-general.[1]

His father was also general.

Life[]

He was born in 1880 in Qovlar village of Tovuz, Russian Imperia. He received general education in the Tbilisi Cadet Corpus.[2]

He began his military service in 1898. He promoted from the rank of soldier to the rank of major general. After the collapse of the Russian Empire, he joined the army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. He was promoted to the rank of Major General by the order of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan on 2 August 1919.[3]

After occupation of Azerbaijan by Bolsheviks, he was one of the organizers of the . He emigrated to Germany because of suppression of revolt.[4]

He died in Nice in 1961.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Cümhuriyyət generalları. Baku: Hərbi nəşriyyat. 1995.
  2. ^ Список полковникам по старшинству. Составлен по 1-е января 1905 г. — СПб., 1905
  3. ^ Назирли Шамистан. Расстрелянные генералы Азербайджана = Güllələnmiş Azərbaycan Generalları. — 2-е изд. — М. Баку, 2006. 655 с.
  4. ^ Səfərov R. Sağlığında əfsanələnən sərkərdə (азерб.) // Kaspiy. — 2015. — 2 iyul. — S. 15.
  5. ^ Исмаилов Э. Э. Георгиевские кавалеры-азербайджанцы / Редакторы: Думин С. В., Джангиров А. Б.. — М.: Герои отечества, 2005. — 248 с.
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