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The '''Bitlis uprising''' was a Kurdish uprising in the Ottoman Empire in early 1914.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c2tZDwAAQBAJ|title=Narratives of the History of the Ottoman-Kurdish Bedirhani Family in Imperial and Post-Imperial Contexts: Continuities and Changes|last=Henning|first=Barbara|date=2018-04-03|publisher=University of Bamberg Press|isbn=9783863095512|location=|pages=322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327|language=en}}</ref> It was supported by the [[Russian Empire]].<ref name=":0" /> It was fought concurrently with an unrelated Kurdish uprising in [[Barzan, Iraq|Barzan]] in the [[Mosul Vilayet]], which was also supported by Russia.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> The uprising began in early March, with a skirmish between Kurdish fighters and Ottoman gendarmes, where the latter was forced to retreat.<ref name=":0" /> The Kurds subsequently laid siege to the city of Bitlis, and captured the city on 2 April.<ref name=":0" /> Ottoman forces were then dispatched from Muş and Van and suppressed the uprising.<ref name=":0" /> After the defeat of the uprising on 4 April, one of the rebel leaders, Molla Selim, successfully sought asylum in Russia.<ref name=":0" />
The '''Bitlis uprising''' was a Kurdish uprising in the Ottoman Empire in early 1914.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Henning|first=Barbara|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c2tZDwAAQBAJ|title=Narratives of the History of the Ottoman-Kurdish Bedirhani Family in Imperial and Post-Imperial Contexts: Continuities and Changes|date=2018-04-03|publisher=University of Bamberg Press|year=|isbn=9783863095512|location=|pages=322-327|language=en}}</ref> It was supported by the [[Russian Empire]].<ref name=":0" /> It was fought concurrently with an unrelated Kurdish uprising in [[Barzan, Iraq|Barzan]] in the [[Mosul Vilayet]], which was also supported by Russia.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" /> The uprising began in early March, with a skirmish between Kurdish fighters and Ottoman gendarmes, where the latter was forced to retreat.<ref name=":0" /> The Kurds subsequently laid siege to the city of Bitlis, and captured the city on 2 April.<ref name=":0" /> Ottoman forces were then dispatched from Muş and Van and suppressed the uprising.<ref name=":0" /> After the defeat of the uprising on 4 April, one of the rebel leaders, Molla Selim, successfully sought asylum in Russia.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
== References ==
[[Category:Conflicts in 1914]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1914]]

Revision as of 19:35, 9 October 2020

"Bitlis uprising" redirects here. For the uprising in 1907, see Bitlis uprising (1907).
Bitlis uprising
Bitlis uprising (1914) is located in Turkey
Bitlis
Bitlis
Bitlis uprising (1914) (Turkey)
DateEarly March – 4 April 1914
Location
Bitlis, Ottoman Empire
Result Uprising suppressed
Belligerents
Kurdish rebels
Supported by:
 Russian Empire		  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mullah Selim[1]
Sayyid Ali[1]
Sheikh Şahabeddin[1]		 Unknown
Strength
"thousands"[2] Garrison at Bitlis:
Unknown, but less than the Kurds[2]
Reinforcements:
Unknown

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Demirtaş, Mehmet (2018). "1914 Tarihli Bitlis İsyanının Osmanlı Arşiv Belgelerindeki Yansımaları-Cezalar, Mükâfatlar". dergipark.org.tr. p. 433. The leaders of the insurrection were Mullah Selim, Sayyid Ali and Sheikh Şahabeddin who were the religious scholars of Hizan Province.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ 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. 322–327. ISBN 9783863095512.
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