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Mnatsagan Semerdjian
Mnatsagan Semerdjian (1840-1914), Zeytun intellectual writer, historian and elder notable who witnessed the 1862 and 1895 Zeytun uprisings. Photo taken in 1903. Vahé Achikian – Zeytoun Private Coll.
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Eleni Symeonides
My Grandfather name was Hovanes Azarian from Severag he was Antranik pasha harourabet
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John Arslanian
I think these people are related as my family name is arslanian and I know originally they came from malatia before moving to the UK.
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Wendy
Does anyone know the name of the friend? She bears a striking resemblance to members of my family! Vahé Achikian Actually, the warrior woman on the left with curly black hair, and a revolver in her belt, is Eghisabeth Sultanian of Zeytun, 1874-1948. She immigrated to the United States ( Worcester, Massachusetts ) in 1897…
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Vahé Achikian
Identification of the above Social Democrate Hunchakian comrades in Zeytoun 1895-1896:L to R: Garabed Aghassi, Garabed Hrachia, Abah, Meléh. This photo is from winter of 1896, when these four Huntchakyan freedom fighters organised the heroic 1895-1896 defence of Zeytoun against the 20,000 Turkish troops and Tchérquéz and Turqoman bashi-bozouqs along with Zeytounlu Yenidünia Astvatzadour Pasha,…
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Vahe Achikian
Der Barthoghimeos ( Piskopos Partogimyos in Turkish ) was the Armenian “Aratchnort Hayr” of Firnus 1880’s through 1899. He valiantly participated in the 2nd Zeytun Uprising of 1895-1896 and fought side-by-side with Social Democrat Hunchakyan militant Armenian, Abah. Der Barthoghimeos had about 200 Firnuz Armenian fighters in his platoon in 1895-1896, mentioned by Baron Garapet…
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Vahe Achikian
This warrior’s name is Djellat or Cellad in Turkish. He was one of the fiercest freedom fighters amongst Zeytun’s insurgents during the 1895-1896 Rebellion. This was mentioned in Hunchakyan Party operative Garapet Aghassi’s ( Garapet Tour-Sarkissian) book “Zeïtoun: Depuis les origines jusqu’à l’insurrection de 1895” published in Paris 1897.
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Nersesian School – Sivrihisar 1895
Nersesian School of Sivrihisar 1895. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.
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Kahana Der Kevork – Sivrihisar 1895
Kahana Der Kevork in Sivrihisar in 1895. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.