Maksud Alikhanov-Avarsky (Russian language: Максуд Алиханов-Аварский) (in some documents his name is spelled as Alexander Mikhailovich) (1846-1907) - Russian Lieutenant-General (April 22, 1907), Merv District Head and Tiflis Governor. He was the elder brother of Kaitmaz Alikhanov.
Biography
Born on November 23, 1846 in the village of Khunzakh in Dagestan, in the family of an Avar officer. 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.
He was assassinated in 1907. The New York Times reports the date of the assassination as July 16.
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.