Jahangir bey Kazimbeyli
Jahangir Bey Kazimbeyli (Azerbaijani: Cahangir bəy Kazimbəyli), also known as Jahangir Bey Kazimbeyov (Azerbaijani: Cahangir bəy Kazimbəyov; 15 March 1885, or 1894 – 17 January 1955), was an Azerbaijani military officer who had served in the Russian, Azerbaijani and Polish armies. He is known as one of the leaders of the Ganja revolt in 1920.
Jahangir Bey Kazimbeyli | |
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 Kazimbeyli in 1940 | |
| Native name | Cahangir bəy Kazimbəyli |
| Born | March 15, 1885, or March 15, 1894 Elisabethpol, Caucasus Viceroyalty Russian Empire |
| Died | January 17, 1955 (aged 69) West Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany |
| Buried | Mosque of Martyrdom |
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| Years of service | 1902–1939 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands held | 3rd Ganja Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I 1920 Ganja revolt |
| Alma mater | Ganja Men's Gymnasium |
Early life
Jahangir Bey Kazimbeyli was born on 15 March 1885, or 1894, in Elisabethpol (modern-day Ganja). He graduated from Ganja Men's Gymnasium.
Military service
Russia
In 1902, Kazimbeyli entered military service in the Imperial Russian Army. Three years later, he was promoted to a cornet. Kazimbeyli fought in the Eastern Front of World War I during his military service in Russia. He completed his military career in the Imperial Russian Army in 1917 as a lieutenant colonel.
Azerbaijan
In January 1919, Kazimbeyli joined the ranks of the newly formed Azerbaijani Special Corps. On 14 January, by order of the Minister of War, General of Artillery, Samad Bey Mehmandarov, he was appointed the commander of the 3rd Ganja Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division as a lieutenant colonel.[1] On 24 March 1920, by the order of the military department, Jahangir Bey Kazimbeyli was promoted to a colonel.[2]
Kazimbeyli was one of the organizers of the Ganja revolt, directed against the newly established Soviet rule in Azerbaijan after Red Army's invasion of the country. He served as the commander of the Ganja garrison during the revolt.[3] After the suppression of the revolt, Kazimbeyli fled to neighbouring Georgia with a small detachment under his command. From there, he emigrated to Turkey.[4]
Poland
In 1923, Kazimbeyli moved to Poland and in the same year became a contract officer in the Polish Army.[5] He took courses for students of the Polish Armed Forces, commanded a battalion and a regiment until the German invasion in 1939.[4]
Political career
Kazimbeyli became one of the active participants in the Azerbaijani émigré movement during World War II. It was he who was entrusted with the opening of the Azerbaijani National Congress, held in 1943, in Berlin.[4]
Later life and death
After the end of World War II, he moved to Italy and lived there for some time, and then settled in Turkey. He died in 1955, in Berlin, under unknown circumstances.[4] He was buried in Mosque of Martyrdom in Berlin.[6]
References
- "5" (14 January 1919). 2, Fonds: 2898, p. 9. Baku: State Archives of Azerbaijan.
- "3" (24 March 1920). 2, Fonds: 2898, p. 202. Baku: State Archives of Azerbaijan.
- Suleymanov, Mehman (1998). Армия Азербайджана (1918—1920) (in Azerbaijani). Baku.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Воспоминания о событиях 1920 года". azeri.ru (in Russian). 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- Karpus, Zbigniew; Rezmer, Waldemar (2001). Mniejszości narodowe i wyznaniowew siłach zbrojnych Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej 1918-1939 (in Polish). Toruń: Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika. p. 93. ISBN 83-231-1398-X.
- Masimov, Asif (28 May 2020). "Berlində Cahangir bəy Kazımbəylinin xatirəsi anıldı" (in Azerbaijani). Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.