Samad bey Mehmandarov
| Samad bey Mehmandarov | |
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| Born |
October 16, 1855 Lankaran, Azerbaijan |
| Died | February 12, 1931 (aged 75) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Allegiance |
Imperial Russia Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Soviet Union |
| Service/branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1875-1918 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars |
Conquest of Turkestan Boxer rebellion Russo Japanese War World War I |
| Awards |
Order of Saint Stanislaus Order of St. Anna Order of St. Vladimir Order of St. George Order of the White Eagle Order of St. Alexander Nevsky |
| Relations | Karim bey Mehmandarov |
| Other work | Defence Minister for the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Defence Advisor to Azerbaijan SSR |
Samadbey Mehmandarov Sadykhbey oglu (Azerbaijani: Səməd bəy Mehmandarov Sadıx bəy oğlu, Russian: Самедбек Садыхбек оглы Мехмандаров; October 16, 1855 – February 12, 1931) was an Azerbaijani General of the Artillery in the Imperial Russian Army and served as Minister of Defense of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Samedbey Mehmandarov was born on October 16, 1855 in Lankaran, Azerbaijan in a noble family originally from Shusha. He graduated from 2nd Constantine Military School in St. Petersburg in 1875, was conferred the rank of podporuchik and assigned to 1st Turkestan artillery brigade. In the course of military service he was promoted to poruchik in 1877 and seconded two years later to 2nd artillery brigade in St. Petersburg.
In 1885 shtabs-kapitan Mehmandarov was assigned to 38th artillery brigade in the Caucasus, where he served 9 years. In 1894, 38th artillery brigade was transferred to Poland, where he became a member of court martial. In 1898, captain Mehmandarov was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and appointed the commander of 1st battery of 3rd artillery battalion. The same year, Mehmandarov’s battery was moved to Transbaikal region and took part in China Relief Expedition in 1901. For the services in battle Mehmandarov was conferred the rank of colonel. In 1903 he completed a course in Tsarskoye Selo Officer's Artillery College.
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