Jamshid Nakhchivanski, a representative of the Kengerli dynasty, was born on August 10, 1895 in the city of Nakhichevan in the family of retired Russian Imperial Rittmeister Jafargulu Khan Kengerli-Nakhchivanski. Jamshid had a sister named Nazlybeim and four brothers named Kelbali, Teymur, Ehsan and Davud.
          
Jamshid Nakhchivanski, who lived a rich and interesting life, received his first education at home from special teachers; by the age of 7 he could read and write in Azerbaijani, speak Russian and French. Later he studied at a boarding school in Irevan, and in 1907 he entered the Tiflis Cadet Corps.
         
In 1914, he graduated with honors from the Tiflis Cadet Corps and, after 3 months of military service, received his first military rank of cadet in November. Having decided to connect his life with the art of war, on August 30, 1914, 19-year-old Jamshid applied to the Yelizavetgrad Cavalry School, successfully passed the entrance exams and entered. After completing four-month 1st-grade intensive course, he was released on December 1, 1914 as an ensign to Azerbaijani reserve cavalry regiment of the Caucasian Native Mounted Division, better known as the “Wild Division”, which was formed from Muslim volunteers, natives of the Caucasus and Transcaucasus. After successfully completing his studies, he was awarded the rank of cornet and this was the beginning of his military career.
         
The glorious military path of Jamshid Nakhchivanski begins precisely with the Caucasian Native Mounted Division (“Savage Division”), created by decree of Nicholas II, which included the Azerbaijani cavalry regiment. During the First World War, the fighters of this division became famous for their fearlessness.  The division earned the nickname "Savage" for its personnel's traditional attire and relaxed discipline. Jamshid Nakhchivanski was only 20 years old when he was appointed the first commander of the Tatar Cavalry Regiment of the “Savage Division”. Jamshid Nakhchivanski quickly distinguished himself with his skills and deep knowledge in this field and on August 22, 1915 he was promoted to cornet.  On February 14, 1916, Nakhchivanski was awarded his first military award, the Order of St. Anne of the 4th degree with the inscription "For Bravery". On May 12, 1916, he was awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus of the 3rd degree with swords and a bow.
         
In 1916, the Southwestern Front launched powerful attacks against Austrian troops. On May 22-31 of the same year, Russian troops under the leadership of General Brusilov inflicted a heavy defeat on the enemy in the direction of Lutsk. And this went down in military history under the name “the Brusilov Offensive”. The Caucasian Cavalry Division made a great contribution to the defeat of the Austrian and Hungarian troops. The young officer Jamshid Nakhchivanski, despite two wounds, especially distinguished himself in these battles. On January 26, 1917, Nakhchivanski was awarded the “St. George’s Arms” (Since 1913, according to the new Statute of the Order of St. George, the Golden Arms “For Bravery” began to be officially called the St. George’s Arms). On April 15, 1917, Jamshid Nakhchivanski was awarded the Order of St. Anne of the 3rd degree (with swords and ribbon).
        
On May 9, 1917, he was promoted to lieutenant, and on October 30 of the same year he was awarded the rank of chief of cavalry troops. On August 22, Lieutenant of the Tatar Cavalry Regiment Jamshid Nakhchivanski was awarded the “St. George Cross of the 4th degree.”
          
At the end of 1917, by the decision of the Special Transcaucasian Committee, in late April - early May 1918, the Muslim (Azerbaijani) Corps began to be formed, which was created under the command of Lieutenant General Ali Agha Shikhlinsky. This corps also included the Tatar Cavalry Regiment, renamed the 1st Karayaz Cavalry Regiment. After the proclamation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on May 28, 1918, on June 26, by a resolution of the Council of Ministers, the Muslim Corps, formed by the decision of the Special Transcaucasian Committee, was renamed the Separate Azerbaijani Corps. 
         
In July 1918, the corps dissolved and were partially integrated with newly arrived Turkish 5th Caucasian and 15th Chanahkala divisions and newly formed Caucasian Army of Islam led by Nuru Pasha. During the battles in the outskirts of Goychay on June 27 - July 1, 1918, the Caucasian Army of Islam destroyed the 1st Caucasian corps of the Red Army. As part of the Caucasian Army of Islam, Jamshid Khan Nakhchivanski took part in the battles for Baku against the united troops of the “The Centro-Caspian Dictatorship” and the Armenian Dashnaks, as well as the British.
          
In the army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Jamshid Khan Nakhchivanski served as the commander of the 1st company of 1st Azerbaijani Cavalry Regiment and assistant to regiment commander. On March 24, 1920 Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Samad bey Mehmandarov appointed Lieutenant Colonel Jamshid Khan Nakhchivanski Commander of 2nd Karabakh Cavalry Regiment.
          
After the collapse of the ADR and the establishment of Soviet power in Azerbaijan, parts of the Azerbaijan National Army came under Soviet control, and Jamshid Nakhchivanski had to serve the new government. Following the suppression of the 1920 Ganja revolt, Bolsheviks arrested many Azerbaijani officers including Jamshid Nakhchivanski. However, two months later he was released and appointed as a head of the of Red Commanders School, and then, in 1921-1931, Commander of the Azerbaijani Rifle Division (later 77 Mountain Rifle Division). Thanks to the intelligence and talent of Jamshid Nakhchivanski, this division soon became one of the best combat-ready units of the Bolsheviks. On October 29, 1930, Jamshid Nakhchivanski was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the Azerbaijan SSR.
           
On February 22, 1931, was summoned to Tiflis to report at the headquarters of the Red Banner Caucasus Army. On February 22, 1931, Nakhchivanski was called to Red Army Corps in Tiflis where he was arrested and accused of treason and anti-Soviet espionage. On September 30, 1931, he was sentenced to death but Sergo Ordzhonikidze prevented the execution by taking the issue to Politburo, on November 5, where Joseph Stalin ordered to release Nakhchivanski provided that he wouldn't work and live in Caucasus. Jamshid Nakhchivanski was rehabilitated in the army and sent to Frunze Military Academy for further studies. In 1933, he completed his studies and stayed at the academy to teach military tactics. By order of the People's Commissar of Defense, he was appointed head of the course, was deputy head of the department of general tactics, supervised summer practice and performed other duties.
          
The military merits of Jamshid Nakhchivanski were highly appreciated, and on December 5, 1935, by order of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR K. E. Voroshilov, in accordance with the resolution of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR dated September 22, 1935 “On the introduction of personal military ranks of the commanding staff of the Red Army,” Jamshid Nakhchivanski was awarded the rank of major general.

During the Great Purge, Jamshid Nakhchivanski was arrested on May 20, 1938, and was charged with anti-Soviet activities and espionage. He was sentenced to death and confiscation of all personal property. On August 26, 1938, the general, who had invaluable services in the Russian army, was shot by decision of a closed military court. His body was transported and buried in Kommunarka shooting ground, an NKVD burial site for repression victims, 26 km outside of Moscow.
         
On December 22, 1956, D. Nakhchivanski was rehabilitated (posthumously). The Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR decided to cancel the verdict of the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the USSR of August 26, 1938 against Jamshid Nakhchivanski and dismiss the case for lack of corpus delicti.
       
In November 1971, on the initiative of the Great Leader Heydar Aliyev, a military “specialized boarding school” was opened in Baku, which was named after Jamshid Nakhchivanski, one of the 6 generals of the Kengerli generation, who provided invaluable services in the creation, development and formation of our national army. In 2015, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev signed a decree “On holding the 120th anniversary of Jamshid Nakhchivanski.”
        
One of the streets in Baku bears the name of Jamshid Nakhchivanski; in the city of Nakhichevan there is a house-museum of Jamshid Nakhchivanski.
      
The name of Jamshid Nakhchivanski, who went through the war and rose to the rank of general, is inscribed in golden letters in the history of the Azerbaijani national military art.

Recommended literature:

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3. Nəzirli, Şəmistan Əmiraslan oğlu. Güllələnmiş Azərbaycan generalları : portretlər, oçerklər, məqalələr, hekayələr / Ş. Ə. Nəzirli ; red. M. S. Süleymanov. - Bakı : Qələm, 2016. - 704 s.