Bakikhanovs

The Bakikhanovs or Badkubehs (Bakıxanovlar, بادکوبهه, ) are an Turkic noble family.

History
Progenitors of the line arrived in Baku after 1592. According to Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, ancestors of the family migrated to Baku from Gilan, after certain "Khan Ahmad affair", which probably means end of Malati ruler Sultan Ahmad Khan's reign. He claims ancestors of Baku khans were hailing from Nur and Kujur rulers ruling in Tabaristan, i.e. Paduspanids. First known members of the dynasty were Mammadhusein beg and his son Heybet beg. Heybet beg's elder son Dargahqulu beg was a landlord in Mashtaga who seized the city and killed sultan who was appointed by Safavids, then began to call himself khan, appointing Selim khan as naib of Absheron. He defeated forces of Surkhay khan of Qaziqumuq and later Haji Davud of Shirvan and extended his rule to Shabran and Gobustan. However he lost younger brother Huseinjan beg in battle. Dargahqulu surrendered castle to Mikhail Matyushkin with 700 soldiers in 1723 and was acknowledged by Russian Empire as local ruler. The family adopted the name of Badkubeh after relocating to the city of Arak in Iran, whereas a different segment of the family that stayed and worked with the Russians adopted the name Bakikhanov.

Senior line
Senior branch of Bakikhanovs were descendants of Dargahqulu beg, whose son Mirza Muhammad rose to the rank of independent khan in 1747. This branch provided khans, generals and military officers serving in Russian Empire.

Famous members

 * Abbasgulu Bakikhanov (1794–1847) – Colonel in Russian army, writer and scholar
 * Jafargulu Bakikhanov (1793–1867) – Lieutenant general in Russian army
 * Hasan Bakikhanov (8 May 1833 – 28 November 1898) – Major general in Russian army
 * Abdulla agha Bakikhanov (1824–1879) – Major general in Russian army



Junior line
Members of junior line were descended from deceased brother of Dargahqulu – Huseinjan beg. This branch provided musicians, scientists and artists active during both Soviet and Azerbaijani periods.

Famous members

 * Ahmad Bakikhanov (1892–1973) – People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1973)
 * Tofig Bakikhanov (b. 1930) – Composer and People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1991)