Mahdidiqoli Khan was born into a family of Ibrahim Khalil, Khan of Karabakh,[1] and Khurshid Begum – a granddaughter of Shahverdi Khan of Ganja and daughter of Javad Khan. In July 1805, he was promoted to major-general by the order of Alexander I,[citation needed] after an agreement by his father and the Russians which stipulated that Russia would recognize him as the ruler of the khanate (khan), and the confirmation that his son, Mahdiqoli, would succeed his father.[1]

After the murder of his father (one of his wifes, his daughter and youngest son were also murdered) in 1806,[1] Mahdiqoli Khan was appointed as the Khan of Karabakh by General Ivan Gudovich.[1] He didn’t forgive the Russians for the crime they had committed, and was a secret ally of Iran during his reign. In November 1822, fearing Russia's punishment for the overtures he had made to the Iranian government, he escaped to Iran.[1] The Khanate was subsequently abolished and transformed into a province of the Russian Empire. In 1836, he returned to Karabakh in order to be able to claim the property of his family, and he lived the rest of his life as a Russian beneficiary.[1]

His daughter was a prominent Azerbaijani poet Khurshidbanu Natavan.

1775 birth: Shusha, Karabakh Khanate, Russian Empire from 1806 - 1822 title: Khan of Karabakh, 3rd 6 August 1832 child birth: Shusha, Karabakh, Russian Empire, ♀ Khurshidbanu (Natavan) Javanshir (Cavanşir) [Javanshir] b. 6 August 1832 d. 2 October 1897 1845 death: Aghjabadi, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire, (Ağcabədi)

Lineage Javanshir Sex Male Full name (at birth) Mehdigulu Khan Javanshir Other last names Cavanşir Other given names Mehdiqulu xan Parents ♂ w Ibrahim Khalil Khan Javanshir (Cavanşir) [Javanshir] b. 1732 d. December 1806 ♀ Khurshid Beyim Qajar [Ziyadoglu-Qajar]

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During the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813), General Tsitsianov promised that Russia would recognize Ibrahim Khan as khan and agreed that Ibrahim's elder son would succeed his father, and the Kurekchay Treaty between Russia and Karabakh was signed on May 14, 1805. Tsitsianov then occupied Shusha and left a Russian garrison stationed there. Tsitsianov's death in 1806 and the breakup of the Russian offensive persuaded Ibrahim Khalil Khan to switch allegiance and ask the shah for aid in ousting the Russian garrison. As the Persian army approached Shusha, Ibrahim Khan left the fortress and camped outside. On 2 June 1806, the Russians, instigated by Ibrahim Khalil Khan's grandson and fearful of their own vulnerability, attacked the camp and killed Ibrahim Khan, one of his wives, a daughter, and his youngest son. To gain support from the local Muslims, the Russians appointed a son of Ibrahim Khalil, Mehdigulu Khan Javanshir, as khan of Karabakh

Mehdigulu Khan Javanshir (Azerbaijani: Mehdiqulu xan Cavanşir; 1772-1845) was the third and the last khan of Karabakh Khanate and major-general of the Russian army. Mehdigulu Khan was born into a family of Ibrahimkhalil Khan of Karabakh and Khurshud Beyim – a daughter of Shahverdi Khan of Ganja and daughter of Javad Khan.[4] In July 1805, he was promoted to major-general by the order of Alexander I,[5] after the treaty of Kurakchay about conversion of Karabakh khanate to Russia was signed.[6] After the murder of his father (his wife and many underage children were also murdered) in 1806,[7][8] Mehdigulu Khan was promoted to the Khan of Karabakh under the guidance of lieutenant-colonel Lisanevich, by the order of Alexander I.[9] He didn’t forgive the committed crime to Russians and was a secret ally of Iran during his reign. In November, 1822 he escaped to Iran. The Khanate was abolished and transformed into a province of the Russian Empire. His daughter was a prominent Azerbaijani poet Khurshidbanu Natavan.

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Mehdigulu Khan Khasay Khan oglu Utsmiyev (Azerbaijani: Mehdiqulu xan Xasay xan oğlu Üsmiyev; 1855, Shusha – 1900, Tiflis) was a lyrical poet of Azerbaijan, a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Army, and the son of Karabakh poet Khurshidbanu Natavan. Mehdigulu was born in 1855 in Shusha in family of a Major-General Khasay Khan Utsmiyev (1808—1866)[1] In 1859, Alexandre Dumas wrote about him: "a five or six year-old boy probably instinctivity holding a dagger ... This was a really sharp dagger, which a French mother would never give to her child."[this quote needs a citation] He served in the Russian Army and became a lieutenant colonel. He married Saltanatbeyim Karim qizi Jevanshir and had four children: a son Khasay, and three daughters: Agabike, Bilgeysbike and Azizabike. He wrote with the name "Vafa", what means loyal. He died in 1900 in Tiflis.

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Mehdigulu Khan Khasay Khan oglu Utsmiyev (Azerbaijani: Mehdiqulu xan Xasay xan oğlu Üsmiyev; 1855, Shusha – 1900, Tiflis) was a lyrical poet of Azerbaijan, a lieutenant colonel in the Russian Army, and the son of Karabakh poet Khurshidbanu Natavan.

Mehdigulu was born in 1855 in Shusha in family of a Major-General Khasay Khan Utsmiyev (1808—1866) In 1859, Alexandre Dumas wrote about him: "a five or six year-old boy probably instinctivity holding a dagger ... This was a really sharp dagger, which a French mother would never give to her child."

He served in the Russian Army and became a lieutenant colonel. He married Saltanatbeyim Karim qizi Jevanshir and had four children: a son Khasay, and three daughters: Agabike, Bilgeysbike and Azizabike. He wrote with the name "Vafa", what means loyal.

He died in 1900 in Tiflis.

Mahdīqolī served the Russians until 1822; then, fearing Russia’s wrath for the overtures he had made to the Persian government, he fled to Persia. Russia then incorporated the khanate into her empire. In 1836 Mahdīqolī returned to Qarābāḡ to claim his family property and lived the rest of his life as a Russian pensioner (Atkin, 1979, pp. 99-100).