page_title: Arshak Ter-Gukasov
section_title: Post-war and death
hierarchical_section_title: Arshak Ter-Gukasov / Life and career / Military career / Post-war and death
caption_attribution_description: St Kevork Armenian Apostolic Church, Tbilisi, Georgia(country) - Burials of four generals&#160;: Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov, Arshak Ter-Gukasov, Hovaness Lazarev and Beybut Shelkovnikov
context_page_description: Arshak Ter-Gukasov was a Lieutenant-General of the Russian Empire. Born to an Armenian family in Tiflis, he started his military career in 1850 and was subsequently involved in the war in the Caucasus. After being promoted to the rank of lieutenant general, and serving various governmental posts, he was then assigned as the Yerevan Forces commander of Russia's army during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Owing to his successes in battle, Arshak Ter-Gukasov was awarded medals by Imperial Russia and other foreign powers.
context_section_description: After the Russo-Turkish War, Ter-Gukasov was appointed commander of troops in Transcaucasus. Thereafter, he was assigned as the Caucasian Corps commander. Meanwhile, his rank was assigned as General-Adjutant, an assistant who attended the Tsar, a field marshal or a general.
  By this time, however, Ter-Gukasov's health greatly deteriorated. He traveled abroad to be treated, but the treatment ultimately failed. After returning to Tiflis, he rested at the London Hotel where he died on 8 January 1881.
  The Russian government paid for Ter-Gukasov's funeral expenses. He was buried in St. Kevork Armenian Cathedral next to Russian-Armenian military commanders he fought alongside with during the Russian-Turkish war of 1877–78: Mikhail Loris-Melikov, Ivan Lazarev and Beybut Shelkovnikov. His funeral was attended by many nobility including Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia.
caption: Ter-Gukasov is buried next to Russian-Armenian military commanders who fought alongside him during the Russian-Turkish war: Mikhail Loris-Melikov, Ivan Lazarev and Beybut Shelkovnikov.
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