Six Armenian vilayets
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The Six Armenian vilayets were a group of eastern Ottoman Empire provinces with large Armenian populations that became central to Armenian national aspirations and later to the history of the Armenian Genocide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armenian vilayets | 1 |
| Six Armenian vilayets canonical | 1 |
| Six Vilayets | 1 |
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Target entity: Six Armenian vilayets Context triple: [Van Vilayet, partOf, Six Armenian vilayets]
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A.
Armenian Oblast
The Armenian Oblast was a 19th-century administrative region of the Russian Empire established after the Russo-Persian War, encompassing much of Eastern Armenia before its reorganization into the Erivan Governorate.
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B.
Sanjak of Batum
The Sanjak of Batum was an Ottoman Empire administrative district centered on the Black Sea port city of Batum, in the historical region of southwestern Caucasia.
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C.
Erivan Governorate
Erivan Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire in the South Caucasus, centered on the city of Erivan (modern Yerevan) and largely corresponding to present-day western Armenia.
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D.
Serugh region
The Serugh region is a historical area in Upper Mesopotamia, associated with early Syriac Christianity and figures such as the theologian Jacob of Serugh.
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E.
Kotayk Province
Kotayk Province is a central region of Armenia known for its mountainous landscapes, historic monasteries like Geghard, and the popular resort town of Tsaghkadzor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Six Armenian vilayets Target entity description: The Six Armenian vilayets were a group of eastern Ottoman Empire provinces with large Armenian populations that became central to Armenian national aspirations and later to the history of the Armenian Genocide.
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A.
Armenian Oblast
The Armenian Oblast was a 19th-century administrative region of the Russian Empire established after the Russo-Persian War, encompassing much of Eastern Armenia before its reorganization into the Erivan Governorate.
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B.
Sanjak of Batum
The Sanjak of Batum was an Ottoman Empire administrative district centered on the Black Sea port city of Batum, in the historical region of southwestern Caucasia.
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C.
Erivan Governorate
Erivan Governorate was an administrative division of the Russian Empire in the South Caucasus, centered on the city of Erivan (modern Yerevan) and largely corresponding to present-day western Armenia.
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D.
Serugh region
The Serugh region is a historical area in Upper Mesopotamia, associated with early Syriac Christianity and figures such as the theologian Jacob of Serugh.
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E.
Kotayk Province
Kotayk Province is a central region of Armenia known for its mountainous landscapes, historic monasteries like Geghard, and the popular resort town of Tsaghkadzor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman administrative division grouping
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeType | vilayet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Armenian vilayets
ⓘ
linked to:
Six Armenian vilayets
Six Vilayets ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Armenian Genocide
ⓘ
Hamidian massacres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Persia (Qajar Iran)
ⓘ
linked to:
Qajar Iran
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Armenian Question
ⓘ
linked to:
Armenian-Ottoman conflicts
Armenian national movement ⓘ
linked to:
Armenian civil rights movement
history of the Armenian Genocide ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| demandedAutonomyBy | Armenian political parties ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupPresent |
Kurds
ⓘ
Turks ⓘ |
| ethnicMajorityOrSignificantGroup | Armenians ⓘ |
| formerTerritoryNowIn |
Republic of Turkey
ⓘ
linked to:
Turkey
|
| geopoliticalSignificance | borderland between Ottoman Empire and Russian Empire ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ottoman governors (valis)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman authorities
|
| hasPart |
Vilayet of Bitlis
ⓘ
linked to:
Bitlis Vilayet
Vilayet of Diyarbekir ⓘ Vilayet of Erzurum ⓘ
linked to:
Erzurum Vilayet
Vilayet of Kharput ⓘ
linked to:
Mamuret-ul-Aziz Vilayet
Vilayet of Sivas ⓘ
linked to:
Sivas Province
Vilayet of Van ⓘ |
| historicallyClaimedBy | Armenian nationalists ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| languageCommonlySpoken |
Armenian
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Eastern Anatolia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interethnic conflict in late Ottoman era
ⓘ
large pre-1915 Armenian population ⓘ mass deportations of Armenians in 1915 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
historic Western Armenia ⓘ
linked to:
Western Armenia
|
| religionPresent |
Armenian Apostolic Church
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| statusAfterWorldWarI | incorporated into modern Turkey ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Armenian reform schemes in the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Treaty of Berlin Article 61 ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Berlin 1878
|
| timeInUse |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
Armenian historiography
ⓘ
Ottoman studies scholarship ⓘ |
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Subject: Six Armenian vilayets Description of subject: The Six Armenian vilayets were a group of eastern Ottoman Empire provinces with large Armenian populations that became central to Armenian national aspirations and later to the history of the Armenian Genocide.
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