Anvar Chingizoglu Farajov ( az, Ənvər Çingizoğlu Fərəcov; 10 May 1962 – 10 July 2022) was an Azerbaijani historian,
ethnologist and
genealogist who mostly specialized in the history and genealogies of medieval
Azerbaijan,
Iran and the
Ottoman Empire.
Life
Anvar Chingizoglu was born in the town of
Jabrail in
Azerbaijan. His father was originally from
Aşağı Yağləvənd
Aşağı Yağləvənd (also, Aşağı Yağlıvənd, Ashagy Yaglevend and Yaglavend) is a village and municipality in the Fuzuli District
Fuzuli District ( az, Füzuli rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the south- ...
village of
Fizuli Rayon of
Azerbaijan. In 1990, he graduated from the faculty of journalism
Azerbaijan State University
Baku State University (BSU) ( az, Bakı Dövlət Universiteti (BDU)) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the university started with faculties of history and ...
. Chingizoglu worked for the newspapers "Araz" (Aras, in 1990–1993). He was charged as a redactor to Azərbaycan Televiziya və Radio verilişləri Qapalı Səhmdar Cəmiyyəti. He later started publishing about Azerbaijan's history and genealogy.
Chingizoglu was interested in geopolitics, as well as the origin and ethnic structure of Turkic peoples, particularly of the
Afshar people. He wrote three monographs on the history of the Afshar people, namely ''Afshar tribe'' (2008), ''Hossein Qholi Khan Gasimlu-Avshar'' (2012), Fath-Ali Khan Arashlu-Afshar (2014) and ''Afshar Culture'' (2014).
He was the author of 70 books and 293 printed scholarly publications.
He was an author of the documentary films "Afshars", "Khurshidbanu Natavan", "Mir Mohsun Navvab", "Kamina".
Bibliography
In Azerbaijani
*Hacılılar ("Hajilu tribe"), Baku, 2004.
*Səfikürdlülər ("Safikyurdlu"), Baku, 2005.
*Qarabağ xanlığı ("
Karabakh Khanate"), Baku, 2008.
*Qacar kəndi və qacarlar (Qajar village and Qajars), Baku, 2008.
*Avşarlar ("
Afshar tribe
Afshar ( az, Əfşar افشار; tr, Avşar, ''Afşar''; tk, Owşar; fa, اَفشار, Āfshār) is a tribe of Oghuz Turkic origin, that split into several groups in Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan.
During the Seljuk conquests of the 11th century ...
"), Baku, 2008.
*Zülqədər eli ("
Zulkadir tribe
The Anatolian beylik of Dulkadir (Modern Turkish: ''Dulkadiroğulları Beyliği''), was one of the frontier principalities established by the Turkoman clans Bayat, Afshar and Begdili after the decline of Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm.
Capitals
T ...
"), Baku, 2011.
*Qaradağ xanlığı ("
Karadagh khanate"), Baku, 2011.
*Şəmşəddil sultanlığı ("
Shamshaddil Sultanate"), Baku, 2013.
*Baharlılar ("
Baharlus"), Baku, 2013.
*Püsyan eli ("
Pessian tribe"), Baku, 2013.
*Sərab xanlığı ("
Sarab Khanate
The Sarab Khanate () was a Kurdish khanate centered around Sarab after 1747 and ruled by the Shaqaqi tribe.
History
Rise of the Khanate
With the collapse of the Safavid Empire in 1722, the Caucasian provinces were thrown into chaos. The ...
"), Baku, 2013.
*Urmiya xanlığı ("
Urmia Khanate"), Baku, 2013.
*Marağa xanlığı ("
Maragheh Khanate The Moqaddam family were the governors of the Iranian town of Maragheh between the 18th and 20th-centuries.
Originally, the Moqaddam family were supposedly tribal leaders from the Caucasus, and had moved to Iran in the late 18th-century. However, b ...
"), Baku, 2013.
*Ərdəbil xanlığı ("
Ardabil Khanate
Ardabil Khanate () was an 18th-19th century khanate based in Ardabil. It was established by Badr Khan in 1736, who attended the coronation of Nader Shah in January 1736. The khanate was ruled by Sarikhanbayli clan of Shahsevan tribal alliance. It ...
"), Baku, 2014.
*Cavanşir eli:Sarıcalılar ("Javanshir tribe: Sarujalins"), Baku, 2015.
*Zəncan xanlığı ("Zanjan Khanate"), Baku, 2015.
*Xalxal xanlığı ("
Khalkhal Khanate"), Baku, 2016.
*Marağa tarixi ("History Maragheh"), Baku, 2016.
*Qəzvin tarixi ("History Qazvin"), Baku, 2016.
*Qazaxlar ("Kazakhs"), Baku, 2017.
*Maku xanlığı ("
Maku Khanate"), Baku, 2019.
In Persian
*تاریخ ایل افشار ("History of Afshar tribe"), Urmia, 2016.
Awards
*
Honored Cultural Worker of Azerbaijan, 2019.
References
External links
Anvar ChingizogluAnvar Chingizoglu Adam.az
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1962 births
2022 deaths
Iranologists
Azerbaijani ethnologists
Azerbaijani ethnographers
Azerbaijani genealogists
21st-century Azerbaijani historians
Baku State University alumni
Azerbaijani journalists
Azerbaijani publicists
Azerbaijani magazine editors
Azerbaijani screenwriters
Azerbaijani television producers
People from Jabrayil
People from Karabakh