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Bitlis uprising
Bitlis uprising (1914) is located in Turkey
Bitlis
Bitlis
Bitlis uprising (1914) (Turkey)
DateEarly March – 4 April 1914
Location
Result Uprising suppressed
Belligerents
Kurdish rebels
Supported by:
 Russian Empire
 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Molla Selim Unknown
Strength
"thousands"[1] Garrison at Bitlis:
Unknown, but less than the Kurds[1]
Reinforcements:
Unknown

The Bitlis uprising was a Kurdish uprising in the Ottoman Empire in early 1914.[1] It was supported by the Russian Empire.[1] It was fought concurrently with an unrelated Kurdish uprising in Barzan in the Mosul Vilayet, which was also supported by Russia.[1] Later Kurdish nationalist historiography portrayed the uprising as part of a Kurdish nationalist struggle, but its actual causes laid in opposition to conscription and taxation.[1] The uprising began in early March, with a skirmish between Kurdish fighters and Ottoman gendarmes, where the latter was forced to retreat.[1] The Kurds subsequently laid siege to the city of Bitlis, and captured the city on 2 April.[1] Ottoman forces were then dispatched from Muş and Van and suppressed the uprising.[1] After the defeat of the uprising on 4 April, one of the rebel leaders, Molla Selim, successfully sought asylum in Russia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Henning, Barbara (2018-04-03). Narratives of the History of the Ottoman-Kurdish Bedirhani Family in Imperial and Post-Imperial Contexts: Continuities and Changes. University of Bamberg Press. pp. 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327. ISBN 9783863095512.

1914 Tarihli Bitlis İsyanının Osmanlı Arşiv Belgelerindeki Yansımaları-Cezalar, Mükâfatlar