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WebArmenian–Turkish relations during the decline of the Ottoman Empire Hamidian rule. For a half century leading up to World War I, the Armenian populations of Anatolia became increasingly politically active, and in turn endured increasingly more brutal persecution under Sultan Abdul Hamid II.As the Ottoman Empire declined, its political leadership either …

WebIn the Ukrainian census of 2001, 248,200 Ukrainian citizens identified themselves as Crimean Tatars with 98% (or about 243,400) of them living in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.. About 150,000 remain in exile in Central Asia, mainly in Uzbekistan.The official number of Crimean Tatars in Turkey is 150,000 with some Crimean Tatar activists …

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WebThe Azov campaigns of 1695–1696 (Russian: Азо́вские похо́ды, Azovskiye Pokhody), were two Russian military campaigns during the Russo-Turkish War of 1686–1700, led by Peter the Great and aimed at capturing the Turkish fortress of Azov (garrison - 7,000 men) with the aim of controlling the southern mouth of the Don River gaining access to the Sea of …

WebBy the second half of the 19th century, living conditions for the Armenian population in the Mush valley had become intolerable. Added to central government official and unofficial taxes and dues, and Kurdish chieftains extorting their traditional tributes, where predatory Kurdish tribesmen given an official status after being incorporated into the semi-regular …

WebTurkish Archers: Turkish Crossbowmen: Turkish Javelinmen: Heavy cavalry Bodyguard (Early) Bodyguard (Late) Hasham: Iqta'dar: Qapukulu: Sipahi Lancers: Missile cavalry ... Sudovian Tribesmen: Town Militia: Spear infantry Dismounted Tartar Lancers: Estonian Rebels: Heavy infantry Dismounted Bajorija: Dismounted Chivalric Knights: Giltine's …

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WebNote: Merriam-Webster defines war as "a state of opened and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations". Lexico defines war as "A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country". Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program.

WebEarly Georgian kingdoms were reduced to feudal regions over the course of the Roman–Persian wars.The area then fell under the control of the early Muslim conquests of the 7th century.. Iberian princes from the Bagrationi dynasty fought against the Arab occupation and came to rule the Tao-Klarjeti region. They established the Kouropalatate …