Rashid bey Topchubashov

Topchubashov Rashid bey Alimardan bey oglu (October 26, 1901, Tbilisi – December 17, 1927, Paris) — one of the students studied abroad with the state sponsorship, according to a special decision of the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, secretary of the delegation for the Government of Azerbaijan at the Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920). Son of Alimardan bey Topchubashov.

Rashid bey Topchubashov Rəşid bəy Topçubaşov
Secretary of the Delegation of the Government of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic to the Paris Peace Conference
In office 18 January 1919 – 21 January 1920
Personal details
Born	26 October 1901 Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	17 December 1927 (aged 26) Paris, France

Life

Topchubashov Rashid Bey Alimardan Bey was born on October 26, 1901, in Tbilisi.^[1] He studied at the Baku Real School from September 1910 to April 1918.^[2]

In 1919, he was the personal secretary of the chairman of the Azerbaijani delegation sent to the Paris Peace Conference.^[3][4]

In August 1919, his mother Pari khanim Topchubashova wrote a letter to the Ministry of Public Education of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic to include Rashid Bey in the list of students sent abroad for higher education at the expense of the government. She mentioned in her letter that Rashid Bey was in Paris and entered the pension.^[5] He wanted to get higher education in history-philology or technical specialty.^[6] After the application was accepted, Rashid Bey was also among the students of the Republic.^[7]

After the collapse of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the state stipend was also cut. After Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan, the report of the special representative sent abroad by the Council of People's Commissars in 1921-1922 to investigate the situation of Azerbaijani students studying abroad at the expense of the state showed that Topchubashov successfully continued his education. It was also mentioned here that Rashid Bey Topchubashov refused to accept the scholarship provided by Soviet Azerbaijan despite his poor financial situation.^[8][9]

References

1. Adalet Tahirzade, OghuztoghrulTahirli (2016). Azərbaycan Cümhuriyyəti Tələbələri (PDF). Baku: Teas Press. p. 1091. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2022-08-28.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. Həsrət Xanbabaoğlu (October 23, 2018). "Bir şəkilin izi ilə" (in Azerbaijani). Türküstan qəzeti. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
3. Alimardan bey Topchubashov (1998). Paris məktubları (PDF). Baku: Azernashr. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 2022-08-28.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. Dilgam Ahmad (August 19, 2014). "Topçubaşov ruslara qarşı" (in Azerbaijani). dilgamahmad.net. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
5. Teyyub Qurban (September 29, 2014). "Cümhuriyyət tələbələri III fəsil. Tale sorağında" (in Azerbaijani). Ekspress. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
6. Ədalət Tahirzadə, Oğuztoğrul Tahirli (2016). Azərbaycan Cümhuriyyəti Tələbələri (PDF). Baku: Teas Press. p. 1092. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2022-08-28.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
7. Dilgam Ahmad (August 17, 2018). ""Ana, qəbirdə üzümü şərqə - Vətənə doğru çevirin" - Topçubaşovun oğul acısı" (in Azerbaijani). teleqraf.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
8. Anar Turan (July 26, 2012). "Azərbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyəti dövründə xaricə göndərilən tələbələr və onların taleyi barədə qeydlər" (in Azerbaijani). Xalq qəzeti. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
9. Ədalət Tahirzadə, Oğuztoğrul Tahirli (2016). Azərbaycan Cümhuriyyəti Tələbələri (PDF). Baku: Teas Press. p. 1093. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2022-08-28.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)