Sasun
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Sasun is a mountainous region in the Ottoman Empire (in present-day southeastern Turkey) historically inhabited by Armenians and known for its resistance and suffering during late 19th-century anti-Armenian violence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
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mountainous region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hamidian massacres
NERFINISHED
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anti-Armenian violence in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Daredevils of Sasun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
setting of Armenian epic and folk traditions
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symbol of Armenian resistance ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicMajorityHistorically | Armenian population ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ottoman authorities in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicallyInhabitedBy | Armenians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | peripheral and semi-autonomous region in the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| impactOfEvents | massacres and displacement of Armenian population ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Armenian resistance
ⓘ
Armenian suffering during late 19th-century violence ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken | Armenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Sasun resistance of 1894
NERFINISHED
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Sasun uprising of 1904 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historical Armenian Highlands ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Armenian fedayi guerrilla groups
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Armenian national liberation movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistoricallyPracticed | Armenian Apostolic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | center of Armenian fedayi activity ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Armenian national historiography
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studies on the Armenian Question ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotableEvents |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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