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  • Vahé Achikian

    Jan 15, 2023 This photo of “Siraqan” or Mouhabbetdji Christian Armenian women dates to year 1897, was photographed in Yarpuz and included many Zeytun and Firnus Armenians. Seated, far right, is one of the founders and chief sharaqan singer Yeghisabeth Lobashyan Badji, or Kouyr Yeghisabeth. She was martyred in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide in…

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  • Archimandrite D. Barthogimeos Taqadjian from Frnuz, December 1895 Zeytun.

    Archimandrite D. Barthogimeos Taqadjian from Frnuz, December 1895 Zeytun. Vartabed Der Barthogimeos Taqadjian of Frnuz (1851 – 1924), one of the spiritual and military leaders of the 1895-1896 Zeytun Grand Uprising. He was the resident monk in Frnuz’s Surp Garabed Vank from 1890-1895, then from 1908-1915. Vahé Achikian – Zeytoun Private Coll.

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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

    The “Arachnort” Yepiscopos is Der Bartoghimeos or Der Bartoghime of F?rnus and he shepherded his Armenian Apostolic Christian parishioners at Surp Garapet church of F?rnus ,and this photo is from 1895 during the Grand Rebellion of Zeytun of 1895-1896 in which he participated and fought valiantly during the siege and capture of the Ottoman Q?shla…

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  • Archimandrite Der Barthogimeos Taqadjian

    Archimandrite Barthogimeos Taqadjian from Frnuz (south east of Zeytun). He was born 1851 in Frnuz (Firnus), participated in the 1895-1896 Grand Uprising of Zeytun. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.  

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  • Archimandrite D. Partorimeos from Frnuz

    Archimandrite D. Partorimeos from Frnuz (south east of Zeytun). Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.  

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  • Women knitting in Erznka

    Women knitting in Erznka

    Women knitting in Erznka (Erznga), 1897. Armenian Diaspora Memory and Innovation collection.

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