Amanullah Mirza Qajar

Amanullah Mirza Qajar
Аманулла Мирза Каджар
امان الله میرزا قاجار
Amanullah Mirza Qajar; Аманулла Мирза Каджар; امان الله میرزا قاجار
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Born	8 January 1857; Shusha, Russian Empire
Died	1937; Tehran, Iran
Allegiance	Russian Empire; ADR ; Persia
Service / branch	Infantry
Years of service	1879—1920
Rank	Major General
Battles / wars	Russo-Japanese War; First World War; Armenian-Azerbaijani War

Amanullah Mirza Qajar (Template:Lang-ru; Template:Lang-fa; 1857—1937) was a prince in Persia's Qajar dynasty. He was also an Imperial Russian and Azerbaijani military commander, obtaining the rank of Major General.

Service In Russian Army

Amanullah Mirza Qajar was born on January 8, 1857 in the city of Shusha in the Russian Empire (now modern day Azerbaijan.) He was the 17th son of Prince Bahman Mirza Qajar of Persia by one of the latter's junior wives. His Russian family name was Persidskii (literally, "of Persia.") Amanullah Mirza entered military service on July 19, 1879, in the 164th Infantry Regiment Zagatala. In 1883, he was promoted to Second Lieutenant. On November 20, 1886, he was transferred to the 2nd Battalion plastun of the Kuban Cossacks. On May 9, 1902, Amanullah Mirza was promoted to yesaul for his service. Later, on April 16, 1909, he became the army yesaul-commander of the 9th Battalion of the Kuban plastun.

The First World War

During World War I, Amanullah Mirza Qajar fought on the Austrian front. For his service, he was awarded the Order of St. Anne 2nd Class with swords, the Order St. Vladimir 3rd Class with swords, and the Order St. Stanislaus 3rd Class. On April 25, 1915, he was promoted to the rank of colonel. Because of a severe wound in his leg, Amanullah was temporarily sent to the rear for treatment. In 1916, he returned to the front. Along with his battalion, he fortified the battles near the village of Marhonovka. Amanullah captured the enemy trenches and destroyed the enemy's manpower. During the operations on November 5, 1916, he was awarded the Saint George Sword. He also received the rank of Major General for exemplary service in 1917. After the February Revolution, he lived in Tbilisi and Shusha for sometime.

Service in ADR and emigration

After the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (also abbreviated as ADR) created its first army as a newly established state, Amanullah Mirza filed a report on December 1, 1918, to the newly established Ministry of War with a request of admission to the armed forces of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. In March 1919 he was a part of the emergency diplomatic mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan and he participated in the Persian government in Tehran. He also served as chairman of the central military service presence. On January 27, 1920, Major General Amanullah Mirza Qajar was appointed as the deputy chief of the 1^st Infantry Division of the ADR and head of the garrisons in Khankendi and Shusha. He also participated in fighting the attacks of the Armenian armed forces on the military units of the ADR on the night of the 22^nd on the 23^rd March 1920.

After the fall of the ADR in connection with the repression of the Bolsheviks, Amanullah was forced to leave for Iran. Living in Tehran, he taught at the military school and participated in the formation of the Iranian army. He was a deputy of the Majlis (Parliament) of Iran, and the chairman of the society of the Iranian-Soviet friendship. He died in 1937 in Tehran.

Sources

Назирли Шамистан (2006) [Güllələnmiş Azərbaycan Generalları]. Расстрелянные генералы Азербайджана (2-е изд ed.). М. Баку. pp. 79–80.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Азербайджанская Демократическая Республика (1918—1920). Армия. (Документы и материалы). — Баку, 1998
Азербайджанская Демократическая Республика (1918—1920). Внешняя политика. (Документы и материалы). — Баку, 1998