After the February Revolution in Russia, Ali Agha Shikhlinski was appointed the commander of the 10th Russian army in September 1917. After the October revolution, he resigned from his position and moved to Tiflis, where he was charged with formation of the Muslim (Azerbaijani) corps. The corps supported the Ottoman Army of Islam in the Battle of Baku with Bolshevik and British forces.
Following the Russian February Revolution, Ali Agha Shikhlinski became commander of the 10th Russian army in September 1917. Following the October revolution, he resigned from his position and moved to Tiflis, where he was tasked with creating the Muslim (Azerbaijani) corps that supported the Ottoman Army of Islam during the Battle of Baku against Bolshevik and British forces.