Faraj bey was a descendant of the Agayevs, one of the most famous noble families in Azerbaijan. He was a relative of famous Azerbaijani female biologist Zahra Shahtakhtinskaya. Faraj or Farajulla bey Irza bey oglu was born on December 4, , in Shusha into a noble family.
He was awarded "for distinction in service" on 27 July and was promoted to praporshchik. At baptism , he received the name Nikolai Nikolaevich. In , captain Faraj bey was appointed commander of the life squadron of the Cossack regiment. On December 6, , he was promoted to colonel. In , Agaev was sent to the Separate Caucasian Corps. In , at the beginning of the Crimean War , Colonel Agayev formed an irregular cavalry regiment from the Azerbaijanis living in Karabakh.
In , a police regiment of Ossetians joined Agaev's regiment. On June 25, , he was promoted to major general. In , the Qajar's Shah awarded him with the Order of the Lion and the Sun, 2nd degree with a star.
In he was granted the Order of the Medjidie 1st degree by the Ottoman Sultan. In addition, he was awarded the Order of St. Anna 1st degree with swords On November 29, , Major General Faraj bey who was in the army cavalry with the troops of the Caucasus Military District , was promoted to lieutenant general "with dismissal from service with a uniform and a pension. He died November 26, Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.
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