Ismail khan Nakhchivanski

Ismail Khan Nakhchivanski graduated from the Tbilisi military gymnasium (1839), and a year later was promoted to poruchik rank. For a long time serving in the Special Caucasus Army Nakhchıvanski was conferred as rank of staff-captain in 1844 and as commander of the regiment in 1860 he was given the rank of colonel. During 1877-1878 for activities of military leader at Russian-Turkish war he was awarded the rank of major general of cavalry troops.

Demobilized from the army with the rank of lieutenant-general Nakhchivanski was involved in the renovation of the homeland, he installed water pipeline to Nakhchivan, dug springs and built a bath with dome that is protected now as a historical monument.