AGMI Armenian Genocide chronology / 1894-1896
Sasun: 1894-1896
1894-1896 The apex of the Armenian massacres, committed by the Ottoman Empire at the end of the XIX century, were the slaughters of 1894-1896. The first blow struck Sasun, a province in the vilayet of Bitlis, which had long been known for its steadfast will to withstand Turkish tyranny. In August of 1894, the fourth Turkish Army marched on Sasun. The forc...
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AGMI Armenian Genocide chronology
Sasun: May 1915
Armenian / massacre / 1915
Sason · relation score 20 AGMI Armenian Genocide chronologyBitlis: 1894-1896
Armenian / massacre / 1894
Bitlis · relation score 18 AGMI Armenian Genocide chronologyMush: 1894-1896
Armenian / massacre / 1894
Mus · relation score 18 AGMI Armenian Genocide chronologySasun: July 18
Armenian / resistance / 1915
Sason · relation score 18 AGMI Armenian Genocide chronologyErzerum: 1894-1896
Armenian / massacre / 1894
Erzurum · relation score 16 AGMI Armenian Genocide chronologyDiyarbekir: 1894-1896
Armenian / massacre / 1894
Diyarbakir · relation score 16 AGMI Armenian Genocide chronologyConstantinople: 1894-1896
Armenian / massacre / 1894
Istanbul · relation score 14 AGMI Armenian Genocide chronologyMarash: 1894-1896
Armenian / massacre / 1894
Kahramanmaras · relation score 14Method note
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