Allegiance Russian Empire Service/branch Cavalry | Rank Major general Name Mammad agha | |
Died 1805
Shusha, Karabakh Khanate, Azerbaijan, Russian Empire Battles/wars Russo-Persian War (1804–1813) | ||
Mammad Hasan agha Sarijali Javanshir (Azerbaijani: Məhəmmədhəsən ağa Sarıcalı-Cavanşir) was a Russian military leader, major-general, son and heir of Ibrahimkhalil khan of Karabakh, father of major-general, public figure and poet Jafargulu agha Javanshir.
Commanding horse cavalry of Karabakh, he destroyed the Persian Army led by Abdul Fatih Agha in Dizak, in December 1804 and captured 1,000 people. On June 9, 1805, he participated in a battle with the Persian army together with the Russian army, leading a detachment of the horse cavalry of Karabakh.
He was also awarded a medal strewn with diamonds and with an engraving saying, "For Loyalty." He fell seriously ill and died on November 10, 1805.
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