But the latest research revealed he was born on 6 February 1793[3] in Quba to Mirza Muhammad Khan II and Sofia khanum.

Confused, Abbasgulu tried to explain they were not perpetrators, but victims as their cousin Ali Pasha was also killed during the rebellion.

In the campaigns of 1842-1843 Bakikhanov fought against the mountaineers in the Samur region and Mountainous Dagestan; a service for which he was awarded with rank stabsrittmeister of Cossack Regiment of the Imperial Guard and subsequent appointment in Separate Caucasian Corps and the following year was promoted to the rittmeister of the Guard .

[5] After 25 years of service, he was awarded the Order of St. George (4th rank) on 26 November 1850 alongside being promoted to major-general.

He was stationed in Caucasian Army since 1857, however for political reasons, he was dismissed from service with a uniform and a full salary pension on October 18, 1864 after being promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.