Ibrahim aga Vekilov
Ibrahim Agha Vakilov (also known as Ibrahim Agha Pasha Agha oglu Vakilov; October 16, 1853 - February 12, 1934) was an Azerbaijani major general and the first Azerbaijani specialist in military topography. He was the only person in the Caucasus to attain the rank of major general in the field of military topography. Vakilov served as the head of the Military Topography Department of the General Staff and was the designer of Azerbaijan's first military flag. He authored the first geographical map of Azerbaijan in 1920 and founded the country's school of topography.
Vakilov was a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Order of St. Anna (3rd class, 1886; 2nd class, 1897), the Order of the Lion and the Sun (Iran, 1888), the Order of Saint Stanislaus (2nd class, 1894), and the Order of St. Vladimir (4th class, 1903). He was the son of Pasha Agha Vakilov and the father of Galib bey Vakilov, Faris bey Vakilov, and Reyhan khanim Vakilova.
Life
Ibrahim Agha Vakilov was born on May 7, 1853, in the village of Qıraq Salahlı, located in the Kazakh uezd of the former Elisabethpol Governorate of the Russian Empire.
According to folder No. 56 preserved in the Scientific Archive of the Azerbaijan State History Museum, he was admitted on September 6, 1866, to the Third Mejavoy Military Gymnasium in Tiflis. After studying there for nine years receiving a secondary-level military education and on the recommendation of his compatriot Mirza Huseyn Efendi Gayibzade, Vakilov enrolled in the Military Topography School in Saint Petersburg.
In 1879, he successfully graduated and was commissioned with the rank of praporshchik (ensign). He was then assigned to Tiflis, where he served in the Topographic Department of the Caucasus Military District for some time.
Ibrahim Agha Vakilov passed away on February 12, 1934, in Baku.
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