Hamazasb

Hamazasb

Hamazasb (1873, Van – 1921), one of the fedayeen who led the Armenian volunteer corps.

Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

Fedayeen were Armenian civilians who formed self-defense groups in reaction to the mass murder of Armenians (1894-1896) during the reign of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II.

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