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{{Short description|Armenian fedayi}}
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'''Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian''' (1881-1915), also known as "'''Ishkhan'''" was an active leader of the Armenian self-defensive movement. He has defended the interests of the Armenians of Van, has given an impetus to education. He was killed during the [[Siege of Van]].<ref>[http://www.ermeni.org/english/thecourseofthegenocide.htm The Armenian Genocide<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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| caption = The ARF leaders in Van. From left to right: Harutyun, [[Aram Manukian]], '''Ishkhan''' and Sogho
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'''Ishkhan''' ({{lang-hy|Իշխան}}, "[[Ishkhan (title)|prince]]"; 1883{{spaced ndash}}1915), born '''Nikoghayos Mikayelian''', and also known as '''Nigol''',<ref>{{cite book|last=Hovannisian|first=Richard G.|title=Armenian Van/Vaspurakan|year=2000|publisher=Mazda Publishers|location=Costa Mesa, Calif.|isbn=9781568591308|page=[https://archive.org/details/armenianvanvaspu00rich/page/212 212]|author-link=Richard G. Hovannisian|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/armenianvanvaspu00rich/page/212}}</ref> was an Armenian ''[[Armenian fedayi|fedayi]]'', a member of the [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]].{{sfn|Kévorkian|2011|p=60}} Along with [[Aram Manukian]] and [[Arshak Vramian]], he was a leading figure in [[Van, Turkey|Van]] just before and during the early stages of [[World War I]].{{sfn|Kévorkian|2011|p=227}} He was well known for arming [[Armenians|Armenian]] villages in eastern [[Anatolia]] and organizing their defences to defend themselves from attacks and raids by [[Turkish people|Turks]] and [[Kurds]]. He was killed on 17 April 1915 just before the [[Defense of Van (1915)|Turks besieged Van]].{{sfn|Kévorkian|2011|p=}}
==Legacy==
The community [[Ishkhanasar]] was named in his honor.


==Notes==
==References==
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*{{cite book|last=Kévorkian|first=Raymond H.|title=The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History|year=2011|publisher=I. B. Tauris|location=London|isbn=9781848855618|author-link=Raymond Kévorkian}}


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Revision as of 15:02, 8 April 2023

Ishkhan
The ARF leaders in Van. From left to right: Harutyun, Aram Manukian, Ishkhan and Sogho
Birth nameNikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian
Nickname(s)Ishkhan
Born1881
Died1915 (aged 33–34)
Van, Van Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
Years of service?—1915
Battles / warsArmenian National Liberation Movement
Khanasor Expedition
Siege of Van

Ishkhan (Armenian: Իշխան, "prince"; 1883 – 1915), born Nikoghayos Mikayelian, and also known as Nigol,[1] was an Armenian fedayi, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[2] Along with Aram Manukian and Arshak Vramian, he was a leading figure in Van just before and during the early stages of World War I.[3] He was well known for arming Armenian villages in eastern Anatolia and organizing their defences to defend themselves from attacks and raids by Turks and Kurds. He was killed on 17 April 1915 just before the Turks besieged Van.[4]

References

  1. ^ Hovannisian, Richard G. (2000). Armenian Van/Vaspurakan. Costa Mesa, Calif.: Mazda Publishers. p. 212. ISBN 9781568591308.
  2. ^ Kévorkian 2011, p. 60.
  3. ^ Kévorkian 2011, p. 227.
  4. ^ Kévorkian 2011.