Mehdi Qoli Khan Javanshir was the last Khan of the Karabakh Khanate, functioning as its head from 1806 to 1822. His only known issue was Khurshidbanu Natavan, a famous Azerbaijani poet.

Jafargulu agha Javanshir, also known as Jafar khan Javanshir or by his pen-name Neva, was an Azerbaijani poet, warlord and major general of the Russian Army.