Javad bey Shikhlinski

Javad bey Shikhlinski
Native name
Azerbaijani: Cavad bəy Şıxlinski
Birth nameJavad bey Mammad agha oghlu Shikhlinski
Born(1874-01-03)January 3, 1874
Aşağı Salahlı, Kazakh uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917), Imperial Russia
DiedJune 30, 1959(1959-06-30) (aged 85)
Turkey
AllegianceRussian Empire Russian Empire (from 1871 to 1909)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1919 to 1920)
Service / branchCavalry
Years of service1892 — 1920s
RankRussian Empire Colonel of The Imperial Russian Army (from 1892 to 1920),
Azerbaijan Artillery General of The National Army of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (from 1917 to 1920)
UnitArtillery
Battles / warsWorld War I
Armenian–Azerbaijani war (1918–1920)
1920 Ganja revolt
Awards3rd Class Order of Saint Vladimir4th Class Order of Saint Vladimir 2nd Class Ode of Saint Stanislaus 3rd Class Ode of Saint Stanislaus2nd Class Order of Saint Anne 3rd Class Order of Saint Anne Medal "In memory of the 300th anniversary of the reign of the Romanov dynasty"Ottoman War Medal
ChildrenChingiz Shikhlinski
Nazir Shikhlinski
Gohvar Shikhlinskaya

Javad bey Mammad agha oghlu Shikhlinski (Azerbaijani: Cavad bəy Məmməd Ağa oğlu Şıxlinski; b. January 3, 1874 - d. 1959) was an officer of the Tsarist army, a major general of the Azerbaijan Republic Army, and the commander of the Ardabil garrison in the Qajar army.

He participated in World War I and was awarded various degrees of the Orders of Saint Anna, Saint Stanislaus, and Saint Vladimir.

During the Azerbaijan Republic period, he participated in battles as part of the Caucasian Islamic Army and was the commander of the First Infantry Division. He led the Zangezur expedition and was one of the organizers of the Ganja uprising.