Ismayil bek Kutkashensky

Ismayil bek Kutkashensky
İsmayıl bəy Qutqaşınlı
Born(1806-01-27)January 27, 1806
Qutqashen, Qutqashen Sultanate
DiedAugust 26, 1861(1861-08-26) (aged 55)
Agdash, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire
NationalityAzerbaijani
Occupation(s)Writer, Military commander
Known forBeing first Azerbaijani to be decorated with Order of St. George
Military career
AllegianceImperial Russian Army
Service / branchCavalry
Years of service1822–1852
RankGeneral-Major
Battles / warsRusso-Persian War
Russo-Turkish War

Ismayil bek Kutkashensky (Russian: Исмаил-бек Куткашинский, Azerbaijani: İsmayıl bəy Qutqaşınlı) was Imperial Russian general of Azerbaijani background. In addition to being author of the first Azerbaijani literary work in French language, he is also known to be first Azerbaijani ever to be decorated with Order of St. George[1] - the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire.

  1. ^ Ismailov, Eldar (2005). Георгиевские кавалеры--азербайджанцы [Azerbaijani knights of St. George] (in Russian). Герои отечества. pp. 66–76. ISBN 9785910170050.