Prince Konstantin (Kostia) Mikeladze (1895–1935) was born in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million pe ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

into the

Mikeladze Mikeladze ( ka, მიქელაძე) was a Georgian noble family, known from at least the 14th century. The senior, and the princely, line of the Mikeladze flourished in Imereti (western Georgia), while a collateral branch was later establi ...

Georgian noble family, known from at least the 14th century, then part of Imperial Russia. Konstantin's family belonged to the aristocratic and sophisticated circles in Russia before the Russian revolution in 1917. Prince (knyaz) Simone Mikeladze, Konstantin's father, had six children – three girls and three boys as follows: * Konstantin Mikeladze (1895–1927) *

Grigor Mikeladze Prince (knyaz) Grigor Mikeladze (1898–1955) was born in Tbilisi, Georgia (country), Georgia into a Georgian noble family, who are known from at least the 14th century, which was then a part of Russian Empire, Imperial Russia. Grigori Mikeladze ...

(1898–1955) * Evgeni Mikeladze (1903–1937) * Ketto Mikeladze * Tamara Mikeladze * Anastasia Mikeladze Konstantin attended the

Imperial Russian The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. Th ...

Cavalry School in Tbilisi and afterwards joined the Army. Kostia Mikeladze came to

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

after General

Anton Denikin Anton Ivanovich Denikin (russian: Анто́н Ива́нович Дени́кин, link= ; 16 December Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._4_December.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New St ...

's defeat in the Russian Civil War against the Red Army, around 1919. He joined the Swedish trained

Iranian Gendarmerie The Iranian Gendarmerie, also called the Government Gendarmerie ( fa, ژاندارمری دولتی, Žāndārmirī-ye Daulatī), was the first rural police force, and subsequent modern highway patrol, in Iran. A paramilitary force, it also played ...

with his Russian rank. At that time the Iranian Gendarmerie and Army were fighting the separatist movements around the country and strengthening the powers of the Iranian Central Government in the different regions. One of these campaigns was against the Kurds and the Simko fighters. In December 1920, the Gendarmerie expeditionary corps, reinforced by about 100 horsemen from Maku, started an offensive towards Simko who had openly rebelled and occupied the towns of

Urmia Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' and ''Urūmiyeh''.) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an al ...

, Dilman and other regions. This detachment was attacked by about 2,000 Kurds led by Simko. Konstantin Mikeladze was the commander of one squadron, while Captain

Hasan Arfa Hasan Arfa (1895 in Tbilisi – 1983 in Monte Carlo) was an Iranian general and ambassador to the Pahlavi dynasty. He was a leading figure in the British military network in Iran. Early life Hasan Arfa was born in Tbilisi, Georgia (then part ...

commanded the other. After three hours of heavy fighting the Gendarmes lost about sixty soldiers amongst them Prince Konstantin Mikeladze who had displayed great bravery under fire.''Under Five Shahs'', by General Hassan Arfa, William Morrow & Co., New York, 1965, p. 125. For his utmost bravery in the service of the Iranian Army, Prince Konstantin Mikeladze was awarded one of the highest military honors, "Neshane Eftekhar" or "Medal of Honor".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mikeladze, Konstantin 1895 births 1935 deaths Nobility of Georgia (country) Georgian emigrants to Iran Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Iran White Russian emigrants to Iran Imperial Iranian Army personnel Military personnel from Tbilisi