Khoyskis
family
Khoyskis or Khan-Khoyskis is Azerbaijani noble family of Kurdish descent.
History
In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Khoy belonged to the head of the Donboli tribe. In the XVII-XVIII centuries, the city remained the hereditary land of the head of the Donboli tribe. The district of Salmas was attached to this district, which from that time constantly belonged to the hereditary head of the Donboli tribe until 1805.
The children of Ismayil khan adopted the surname Khoyski, and the children of his brother Abuturab khan adopted the surname Abrakhanov.
The surname Khoyski or Khan-Khoyski, which was formed from the toponym - the Khanate of Khoy - was finally assigned to the representatives of this clan as a surname, apparently, in the 1870-1880s.
Famous members
Ismayil khan Khoyski - the last khan of Sheki, son of Jafar Qoli Khan Donboli.
Kalbali Khan Khoyski - Major General in the Russian Army, father of Iskander khan Khoyski, grandfather of Fatali khan Khoyski.
Isgandar Khan Khoyski - a decorated Imperial Russian and Azerbaijani military commander, having the rank of lieutenant-general.
Huseyngulu Khan Khoyski - Major general of the Russian Imperial Army, elder brother of the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan Fatali khan Khoyski.
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