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Vazirovs

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Vazirovs
Vəzirovlar
Parent familyJavanshir clan
CountryAzerbaijan
Place of originKarabakh Khanate
Founded19th century

Vazirovs or Vezirovs (Azerbaijani: Vəzirovlar) are an Azerbaijani noble family from Karabakh and a part of Javanshir clan. Vazirov or Vezirov is a Russified version of the word vizier. First person to adopt the surname was Azerbaijani historian and later Imperial Russian army officer Mirza Jamal Javanshir, who was a vizier of Ibrahim Khalil Khan and Mehdigulu Khan of Karabakh.[1]

History

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Connected to ruling family of Karabakh Khanate, Vazirovs were descended from Sharif beg Javanshir, head of Hajilu subclan of Javanshir clan. Sharif beg was great-grandfather of Mirza Jamal.[2] Family had two branches - elder one based in Shusha and younger one based in Karyagino, modern Fuzuli. Famous family members include politicians like Zeynal bey Vazirov, Bahram bey Vazirov; as well as poets, merchants and army officers. Penultimate leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, Abdurrahman Vazirov was also a member of this family. According to him, suggestion to adopt surname Vazirov came from Mirza Fatali Akhundov to Mirza Jamal.[1]

Members

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Sharif bey Javanshir was earlieast attested member of the family, whom had two sons.[3] This is not a full list and only intends to show important members of the family:

References

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  1. ^ a b Абдурахман Везиров: о дружбе с Гагариным, "письме Алиеву" и Карабахе / Paxlava Production [Abdurrahman Vezirov: about friendship with Gagarin, “letter to Aliyev” and Karabakh] (in Russian), retrieved 2023-12-19
  2. ^ Bournoutian, George (2008). "Javānšir Qarābāḡi, Jamāl". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume XIV/6: Japan IV. Iranians in Japan–Jobbāʾi. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 445–465. ISBN 978-1-934283-07-3.
  3. ^ Vazirov, Musa Azad oglu (2001-01-01). "ФИЗУЛИНСКИЕ ВЕЗИРОВЫ" [Vazirovs of Fuzuli]. Azərbaycan Tarixi Şəcərə Cəmiyyətinin Xəbərləri / Известия Азербайджанского историко-родословного общества [News of the Azerbaijan Historical and Genealogical Society] (in Russian) (3): 137–145.
  4. ^ Chingizoglu, Anvar. "Abbas bəy Vəzirov: Difainin kapitanı." xudaferin.eu (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2023-12-19.