Bitlis uprising (1914)

Bitlis uprising
Date	Early March - 4 April 1914
Location	Bitlis, Ottoman Empire
Result	Uprising suppressed
Belligerents
Kurdish rebels; Supported by:; Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Molla Selim	Unknown
Strength
"thousands"	Garrison at Bitlis:; Unknown, but less than the Kurds; 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] Later in April, Ottoman forces were 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

^ ^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.

[:0-1] ^ ^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.

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