Teymur bey Novruzov | |
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| Native name | Azerbaijani: Teymur bəy Mirzə Hacı bəy oğlu Novruzov |
| Birth name | Teymur bey Mirza Hajı bey oglu Novruzov |
| Born | April 20, 1880 Qovlar, Elizavetpol uezd, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | June 30, 1961 (aged 81) Nice, France |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire (from 1898 to 1918)  Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1918 to 1920) |
| Years of service | 1898 — 1920 |
| Rank |  Colonel of The Imperial Russian Army (from 1898 to 1918), General of The National Army of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1918 to 1920) |
| Battles/wars | The First World War 1920 Ganja revolt |
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Teymur bey Novruzov (Azerbaijani: Teymur bəy Npvruzov, born April 20, 1880, Qovlar, Elizavetpol uezd, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire – died 1961, Nice, France) was a decorated Imperial Russian and Azerbaijani military commander, having the rank of major-general.[1]
His father Mirza Haji bey Novruzov was also general.
Life
He was born in 1880 in Qovlar village of the Elizavetpol uezd in the Russian Empire. 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 Ganja revolt. He emigrated to Germany because of suppression of revolt.[4]
He died in Nice in 1961.[5]
References
- ^ Cümhuriyyət generalları. Baku: Hərbi nəşriyyat. 1995.
- ^ Список полковникам по старшинству. Составлен по 1-е января 1905 г. — СПб., 1905
- ^ Назирли Шамистан. Расстрелянные генералы Азербайджана = Güllələnmiş Azərbaycan Generalları. — 2-е изд. — М. Баку, 2006. 655 с.
- ^ Səfərov R. Sağlığında əfsanələnən sərkərdə (азерб.) // Kaspiy. — 2015. — 2 iyul. — S. 15.
- ^ Исмаилов Э. Э. Георгиевские кавалеры-азербайджанцы / Редакторы: Думин С. В., Джангиров А. Б.. — М.: Герои отечества, 2005. — 248 с.
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