Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky

Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky (Russian language: Максуд Алиханов-Аварский) (in some documents his name is spelled as Alexander Mikhailovich) (23 November 1846 – 3 July 1907) was a Russian military figure who governed parts of the Caucasus for the Russian Empire. He was a Russian Lieutenant-General (April 22, 1907), District Head of Merv, and Governor of Tiflis.

Biography Born on November 23, 1846, in the village of Khunzakh in Dagestan, in the family of an Avar officer. He was the elder brother of Kaitmaz Alikhanov. As a child, he was held hostage by Shamil, after the ransom was determined in the 2nd Tiflis noble school. He reportedly carried the name Ali Khan Avarski.

His governance in the Caucasus was controversial and characterized as repressive.

Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky led a military invasion in 1906 that ended the Gurian Republic. He restored government order using repressive measures within a few weeks. He was subjected to an assassination attempt in 1906.

Awards Order of St. George (1877) Order of St. Vladimir (1872, 1899) Order of St. Anna (1888, 1906) Order of St. Stanislaus (1904) Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persia) (1884, 1900 & 1902) Order of the Golden Star of Bukhara (1895)

Selected works of Alikhanov-Avarsky Mervsky oasis and roads leading to it. St Petersburg, 1883 Visiting the Shah. Essays on Persia. Tiflis, 1898 Hike in Khiva (Caucasian troops). Steppe and oasis. St Petersburg, 1899 Tarihi Derbend-Nama. Tiflis, 1898. Author of numerous illustrations, articles and reports in periodicals.