Jamshid Nakhchivanski

Jamshid Jafargulu oglu Nakhchivanski , also known as Jamshid Khan Nakhichevanski, was a Russian Imperial, Azerbaijani and Soviet military commander. He rose to the rank of Combrig in the Soviet Army.

Jamshid Nakhchivanski was born to the family of retired Russian Imperial Rittmeister Jafarqulu Khan Nakhichevanski who was the brother of General Adjutant Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski. The Nakhchivanskis came from roots of Kangarli Oghuz Turks tribes descendants of which ruled the Nakhchivan Khanate. At the age of seven, his mother Farrantajhanim taught him to write in Azerbaijani and his nanny taught him Russian and French. In 1904, he was admitted to Tiflis Cadet Corps graduating in 1911.

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