The First Zeitun Resistance (Armenian: Զէյթունի առաջին ապստամբութիւնը) took place in 1895, during the Hamidian massacres.^[1] 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A photograph taken in the 1960s, showing a supposed Marian apparition at Zeitoun Zeitoun, also El-Zeitoun or Zeitun, is a town near Cairo, Egypt. ... Location of the Province KahramanmaraÅŸ KahramanmaraÅŸ (or simply MaraÅŸ) is a province of Turkey. ... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... Foundation: 1887 Founders: Avetis Nazarbekian, Mariam Vardanian, Gevorg Gharadjian, Ruben Khan-Azat, Christopher Ohanian, Gabriel Kafian and Manuel Manuelian Head: Setrag Ajemian Ideology: Socialism International alignment:  ? Colour: Red Seats:  ? Website: Partys Official Web Site The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHP), also known as Hentchak, Henchak, Social-Democratic Hentchakists, Huntchakians... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Contemporary political cartoon portraying Hamid as a butcher of the Armenians During the long reign of Sultan Hamid, unrest and rebellion occurred in many areas of the Ottoman Empire. ...

Between the years 1891 and 1895, Hunchak activists toured various regions of Cilicia and Zeitun to encourage resistance, and established new branches of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party. The ruler of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Abdul Hamid II, wished to eliminate the only stronghold of Armenian autonomy during the Armenian massacres of 1895-1896.^[1] Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 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. ... A photograph taken in the 1960s, showing a supposed Marian apparition at Zeitoun Zeitoun, also El-Zeitoun or Zeitun, is a town near Cairo, Egypt. ... Foundation: 1887 Founders: Avetis Nazarbekian, Mariam Vardanian, Gevorg Gharadjian, Ruben Khan-Azat, Christopher Ohanian, Gabriel Kafian and Manuel Manuelian Head: Setrag Ajemian Ideology: Socialism International alignment:  ? Colour: Red Seats:  ? Website: Partys Official Web Site The Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHP), also known as Hentchak, Henchak, Social-Democratic Hentchakists, Huntchakians... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI... Abdülhamid II (Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد ثانی , Turkish: Ä°kinci Abdülhamid) (September 21, 1842 – February 10, 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire. ... Contemporary political cartoon portraying Hamid as a butcher of the Armenians During the long reign of Sultan Hamid, unrest and rebellion occurred in many areas of the Ottoman Empire. ...

The Armenian inhabitants of Zeitun, under the leadership of the Hunchakian Party, heard of the ongoing massacres in nearby regions, and thus started to prepare themselves for an armed resistance; 6000 young men were armed and sent to the battlefield. They started by conquering the nearby Turkish fort, took 600 Turkish soldiers as prisoners, and placed them under the surveillance of Armenian women. The prisoners tried to flee, but failed and were killed. In order to face the 6,000 Armenian militia of Zeitun, Sultan Abdul Hamid sent an army of 60,000 with cannons. The Turkish army lost and 20,000 soldiers were killed, whilst the Armenians only lost 150 fedayeen.^[1] Defenders of Van in front of ARF flag Armenian militia (Armenian irregular units, Armenian partisans, or Armenian Cethes, Armenian: ), better known by Armenians as Fedayee, is a term referring to Armenian guerrillas who voluntarily leave their families in order to fight for Armenians. ...

With the intervention of the European powers, the Armenians of Zeitun stopped the resistance, and lived peacefully until 1915.^[1] 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ...

See also

• Second Zeitun Resistance
• First Sasun Resistance
• Second Sasun Resistance
• Hamidian massacres

Combatants Ottoman Empire Hunchaks (members of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party) The First Sassoun resistance of 1894 (Armenian: Սասունի առաջին ապստամբութիւնը) was the resistance of the Hunchak militia of the Sassoun region. ... Contemporary political cartoon portraying Hamid as a butcher of the Armenians During the long reign of Sultan Hamid, unrest and rebellion occurred in many areas of the Ottoman Empire. ...

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