Patriarch Harutyun I

This article is about the Ottoman rule of Armenia or Ottoman Armenia, which beginning with the rule of Selim II (May 28, 1524 – December 12, 1574) becomes the integral part of the Ottoman Empire. However the initial accession begins with Mehmed II, whom also offered the Ottoman support to initiate Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople in Constantinople. This rule continued 300 years till the following the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829, when the Eastern Armenia of this territory was ceded to the Russian Empire. The remaining Ottoman Armenia, till WWI, under Ottoman Rule was also referred to as Western Armenia. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x613, 339 KB){{PD} published 1878, drawing from a travellers guide. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x613, 339 KB){{PD} published 1878, drawing from a travellers guide. ... now. ... Selim II Selim II (May 28, 1524 – December 12, 1574) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1566 until his death. ... now. ... Mehmed II (also known as el-Fatih (الفاتح), the Conqueror, in Ottoman Turkish, or, in modern Turkish, Fatih Sultan Mehmet) (March 30, 1432 – May 3, 1481) (Arabic: محمد الثاني) was first the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to 1446, and later from 1451 to 1481. ... The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople is today head of one of the smallest Patriarchates of the Oriental Orthodox Church but has exerted a very significant political role and today still exercises a spiritual authority which earns him considerable respect among Orthodox churches. ... Map of Constantinople. ... Eastern Armenia or Russian Armenia is the portion of Ottoman Armenia that was ceded to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829. ... Official language Russian Official Religion Russian Orthodox Christianity Capital Saint Petersburg (Petrograd 1914-1925) Area Approx. ... Western Armenia is a name given to the Armenian part of the Ottoman Empire, when the eastern part of this territory was ceded to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829. ...

Religion

Main article: Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople

There also exists List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople. The Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople is today head of one of the smallest Patriarchates of the Oriental Orthodox Church but has exerted a very significant political role and today still exercises a spiritual authority which earns him considerable respect among Orthodox churches. ... The head of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Turkey and Crete is the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople. ...

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Early History

Haik

Hayasa-Azzi

Kingdom of Urartu

Orontid Armenia

Kingdom of Armenia

Artaxiad Dynasty

Arsacid Dynasty

Medieval History

Marzpanate Period

Byzantine Armenia

Bagratuni Armenia

Kingdom of Vaspurakan

Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

Foreign Rule

Persian Rule

Ottoman Rule

Russian Rule

Hamidian Massacres

Armenian Genocide

Early Independence

Democratic Republic of Armenia

Soviet Armenia

Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic

Modern Armenia

Republic of Armenia

Statue of Haik in Yerevan Haik (Also spelled Hayk or Haig) is the legendary patriarch and establisher of the first Armenian nation. ... Hayasa-Azzi or Azzi-Hayasa was a confederation formed between the Kingdoms of Hayasa located South of Trabzon and Azzi, located North of the Euphrates and to the South of Hayasa. ... Urartu (Biainili in Urartian) was an ancient kingdom in eastern Anatolia, centered in the mountainous region around Lake Van (present-day Turkey), which existed from about 1000 BC, or earlier, until 585 BC. The name may correspond to the Biblical Ararat. ... The Orontid Dynasty was the first Armenian dynasty. ... The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (sometimes referred to as Armenia Minor) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. ... Kingdom of Armenia at its greatest extent under the Artaxiad Dynasty after the conquests of Tigranes the Great, 80 BC The Artaxiad Dynasty ruled Armenia from 189 BC until their overthrow by the Romans in AD 1. ... The Arsacid Dynasty (Arshakuni Dynasty) ruled the Kingdom of Armenia from AD 54 to 428. ... Marzpanate period is the time in Armenian history after the fall of the Arshakuni Dynasty of Armenia in 428, when most of Armenia was governed by Marzbans (Governors-general of the boundaries), nominated by the Sassanid Persian King. ... Byzantine Armenia is the name given to the Armenian part of the Byzantine Empire. ... The Bagratuni or Bagratid royal dynasty of Armenia (Armenian: Բագրատունյաց Արքայական Տոհմ or Bagratunyac Arqayakan Tohm) is a royal family whose branches formerly ruled many regional polities, including Armenian lands of Syunik, Lori, Vaspurakan, Kars, Taron, and Tayk. ... Vaspurakan was a province and then kingdom of Greater Armenia during the Middle Ages. ... Armenian Cilicia and Crusader States Cilicia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (sometimes referred to as Armenia Minor or Lesser Armenia) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. ... Eastern Armenia or Russian Armenia is the portion of Ottoman Armenia that was ceded to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Armenian Genocide photo. ... National motto: n/a Language Armenian (official) Capital Yerevan Independence From Imperial Russia, 1918 Currency Armenian dram National anthem Mer Hayrenik The Democratic Republic of Armenia (DRA; Armenian: Դեմոկրատական Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, Demokratakan Hayastani Hanrapetutyun; also known as the First Republic of Armenia), 1918–1922, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of... State motto: Պրոլետարներ բոլոր երկրների, միացեք! (Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None. ...

Culture

Architects

• Balyan family

The Balyan family is a dynasty of famous Ottoman imperial architects of Armenian ethnicity, who designed and constructed numerous magnificent buildings like sultan palaces, kiosks, mosques, churches and various public buildings mostly in Ä°stanbul for five generations in the 18th and 19th century. ...

History: 1453 to 1829

Armenians retained their culture, history, and language under Ottoman rule, largely thanks to their distinct religious identity from the neighbouring Kurds and Turks. After many centuries of Ottoman rule, the centres with a high concentration of Armenians lost their geographic continuity (parts of Van, Bitlis, and Kharput vilayets), as the Armenian population became diffused with people of different ethnicities such as the Kurds and Turks. Regardless of Ottoman rule and an increasingly strong presence of Muslims, Armenians continued to be the majority group in Western Armenia well into the 19th century. They kept and defended factual autonomy in certain isolated areas like Sassoun, Shatakh, and parts of Dersim. An Armenian stronghold and a symbol of factual Armenian autonomy, Zeitoun (Ulnia) was located between the Six Vilayets and Cilicia, which also had a strong Armenian presence ever since the creation of the Pricipality (and then Kingdom) of Lesser Armenia. However, due to forced mass migrations by the Ottoman empire the armenian populations in these areas diminished. It is claimed by some that the armenian population in this area diminished due to the genocide. Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... Kurds are one of the Iranian peoples and speak Kurdish, a north-Western Iranian language related to Persian. ... A majority is a subset of a group that is more than half of the entire group. ... Sason is a district of Batman Province, Turkey. ... Çatak is a district of Van Province of Turkey. ... Tunceli is a province in eastern Turkey. ... Cilicia as Roman province, 120 AD In Antiquity, Cilicia (Κιλικία) was the name of a region, now known as Çukurova, and often a political unit, on the southeastern coast of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), north of Cyprus. ... The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (sometimes referred to as Armenia Minor) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. ... Armenian Genocide photo. ...

There were also significant communities in parts of Trabzon and Ankara vilayets bordering Six Vilayets (like in Kayseri (Gessaria)). Many Armenians settled in Western Anatolia, in the traditionally Greek cities of Constantinople and Smyrna. The Sultan promoted Armenian migration within the borders of the empire. Traditional Trabzon country house Location of Trabzon Province within Turkey Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond or Τραπεζούντα (Trapezoúnda; see also List of traditional Greek place names) in Greek, is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey (Lat (DMS) 41° 2 60N Long (DMS) 39° 43 37E). ... Ankara (Greek: Áγκυρα) is the capital of Turkey and the countrys second largest city after İstanbul. ... A view of Kayseri City Centre from Mimar Sinan Park Kayseri is an industrialized city in Turkey that is famous for Mount Erciyes. ... Map of Constantinople. ... For other meanings of Smyrna, see Smyrna (disambiguation). ...

However, many escaped to the Middle East and Balkans, and eventually became organized communities with certain degrees of political influence in their host countries. Many also moved to Europe and North America to find better living conditions. During these migrations, most Western Armenians preserved their culture due to their life being traditionally revolved around the Armenian church and adjacent community centres. However, some Armenians distanced themselves from the community and became assimilated. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighboring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

Timeline

• 1461 Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople established
• 1478 Armenian migration to Bruges, Belgium
• 1489-1588 Sinan, greatest architect of Ottoman Empire
• 1512 Printing of first Armenian books
• 1519 Decree of King Sigismund I that Armenians in Poland by governed under code of laws by Mkhitar Gosh
• 1547-1575 Secret Church meetings to seek ways to help Armenia
• 1555 Ottoman-Persian partition of Armenia
• 1567 Establishment of Armenian printing press in Constantinople
• 1637-1695 Eremia Kiumurjian, historian, poet, musician
• 1648 Major earthquake in Van
• 1712-1795 Sayat Nova, renowned Armenian poet troubadour
• 1759 Arrival of Hovsep Emin in Armenia
• 1778 Establishment of Nor Nakhichevan
• 1809-1848 Khachatur Abovian, novelist poet, playwright
• 1810,1818 Zeitountsi revolts
• 1811 Mkhitarist order of Vienna founded
• 1813 Treaty of Gulistan
• 1824 Founding of Nersessian Academy in Tiflis
• 1826-1858 Nickolas Balian, architect in Constantinople
• 1827 Occupation of Yerevan by Russian forces
• 1828 Treaty of Turkmanchay awards Nakhichevan and area around Erevan to Russia, strengthening Russian control of Transcaucasus and beginning period of modernization and security.

See: Eastern Armenia

this timeline continuous for Western Armenia.

• 1915 Armenian Genocide

Joseph Emin (Armenian: , Hovsep Emin) (1726-1809), was a prominent figure of the Armenian national liberation movement who travelled to various European countries and Russia in order to secure support for the liberation of Armenia from Persia and the Ottoman Empire. ... Portrait of Khachatur Abovian Khachatur Abovian (Armenian: ) (15 October 1805–1848) was an Armenian writer and national public figure of the early 19th century who mysteriously vanished in 1848 and was presumed dead. ... Eastern Armenia or Russian Armenia is the portion of Ottoman Armenia that was ceded to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829. ... Western Armenia is a name given to the Armenian part of the Ottoman Empire, when the eastern part of this territory was ceded to the Russian Empire following the Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829. ... Armenian Genocide photo. ...

See

• Ottoman Armenia:
  • Greater Armenia:
    • Eastern Armenia
    • Western Armenia
• Lesser Armenia (Cilicia)
• Armenian-Turkish relations