Siege of Van

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Q1018969




The defense of Van and in Russian Van operation was the armed resistance of the Armenian population of Van and Russian army against the Ottoman Empire's attempts to massacre the Ottoman Armenian population of the Van Vilayet in the 1915 Armenian genocide. Several contemporaneous observers and later historians have concluded that the Ottoman government deliberately instigated an armed Armenian resistance in the city and then used this insurgency as the main pretext to justify beginning the deportation and slaughter of Armenians throughout the empire. Witness reports agree that the Armenian posture at Van was defensive and an act of resistance to massacre. The self-defense action is frequently cited in Armenian genocide denial literature; it has become "the alpha and omega of the plea of 'military necessity'" to excuse the genocide and portray the persecution of Armenians as justified.

1915  Wikimedia, Wikidata
rebellion, siege, battle, Modern Ottoman Army, Armenian fedayees, Imperial Russian Army, Armenian volunteer units, Ottoman Empire, 

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Location: 38.4942, 43.38, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Nogales with Kurdish guardNogales with Kurdish guard
Van DefendersVan Defenders
Həsənqala döyüşü - soyqırımı.az
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Image from page 180 of Image from page 180 of "In the land of Ararat, a sketch of the life of Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman Barrows Ussher, missionary to Turkey and a martyr of the great war" (1916)
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Leavening the Levant (1916) (14586438289)Leavening the Levant (1916) (14586438289)
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General Andranik Armenak Yekarian Group of Defenders of Van 1915General Andranik Armenak Yekarian Group of Defenders of Van 1915
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion860UrartuWikidata
    eventarmed conflict33Antony's campaign against ArmeniaKingdom of Armenia, military campaign, Ancient RomeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict335Sanesan invasion of ArmeniaKingdom of Armenia, invasion, MaskutWikidata
    eventarmed conflict350Shapur II's invasion of ArmeniaRoman Empire, Sasanian Empire, Caucasian Albania, Kingdom of Armenia, invasionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1548Siege of VanOttoman Empire, Safavid Iran, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1605Siege of VanOttoman Empire, Safavid Iran, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1633Siege of VanOttoman Empire, siege, Safavid IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1821Battle of Tupraq QalehOttoman Empire, battle, Qajar IranWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1896Defense of Vanbattle, siege, Armenakan PartyWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1915Siege of Vanrebellion, battle, siege, Armenian fedayees, Ottoman Army, Imperial Russian Army, Armenian volunteer unitsWikidata
    eventwar51Iberian–Armenian Warwar, Kingdom of Iberia, Kingdom of ArmeniaWikidata
    eventwar58Roman–Parthian War of 58–63war, Kingdom of Armenia, Parthian Empire, Ancient RomeWikidata
    eventwar161Roman–Parthian War of 161–166war, Parthian Empire, Ancient RomeWikidata
    eventwar337Perso-Roman wars of 337–361Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, series of warsWikidata
    sitecastleZernek Castlefortress, castleWikidata
    sitefortAlaköy CastlefortressWikidata
    sitefortAmukfortressWikidata
    sitefortErek CastlefortressWikidata
    sitefortFarkhansruins, fortressWikidata
    sitefortUnknownruins, fortressWikidata
    sitefortUnknownfortressWikidata
    sitefortYukarı Anzafancient city, fortressWikidata
    commonsimageNogales with Kurdish guard Commons
    commonsimageVan Defenders Commons
    commonsimageHəsənqala döyüşü - soyqırımı.az Commons
    commonsimageVan3 Commons
    commonsimageVan2 Commons
    commonsimageImage from page 180 of "In the land of Ararat, a sketch of the life of Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman Barrows Ussher, missionary to Turkey and a martyr of the great war" (1916) Commons
    commonsimageVan1 Commons
    commonsimageLeavening the Levant (1916) (14586438289) Commons
    commonsimageLeavening the Levant (1916) (14586438289) restored Commons
    commonsimageGeneral Andranik Armenak Yekarian Group of Defenders of Van 1915 Commons
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