Avraamy Bogdanovich Aslanbegov or Aslanbekov (; 22 September .S. 10 September1822,

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– 20 December .S. 7 December1900,

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) was a

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and

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of the

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of Kabardian origin.

Career

A convert to

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, Aslanbegov graduated with honours from the

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in 1837. He started his military career by serving in the

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. After obtaining his officer rank he began serving in the

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. Aslanbegov participated in the

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of 1854–1856 and fought alongside

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during the Siege of Sevastopol. In the late 1850s and the 1860s he continued to serve in the Baltic and the Black Sea, and sailed across the

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. In the early 1870s he was member of the committee in charge of developing the sea-borne trade. In 1879 Aslanbegov was appointed Commander of the

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Squadron. In 1881 he circumnavigated the globe from the Baltic through

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and Asia-Pacific to the

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where he served until his retirement in 1882.Avraamy Bogdanovich Aslanbegov
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References

*ЦГА ВМФ, ф. 41, 26 ед. хр., 1841-1892. *РГВИА (РГАВМФ), ф. 171, 6 ед. хр., 1793-1855.

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