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

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into the

Mikeladze The House of 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 ...

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 (1898–1955) *

Evgeni Mikeladze Evgeni Mikeladze ( ka, ევგენი მიქელაძე; July 27, 1903 – 1937) was a leading Georgian orchestra conductor of the 1930s, executed during Joseph Stalin's Great Purge. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, then part of Russian Emp ...

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

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

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after General

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's defeat in the

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against the Red Army, around 1919. He joined the Swedish trained

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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

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, 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 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) Emigrants from Georgia (country) to Iran Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Iran White Russian emigrants to Iran Imperial Iranian Army personnel Military personnel from Tbilisi