Bitlis uprising (1914)
Bitlis uprising | |||||||
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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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ ISBN 9783863095512.
External links
- Demirtaş, Mehmet (2018). "1914 Tarihli Bitlis İsyanının Osmanlı Arşiv Belgelerindeki Yansımaları-Cezalar, Mükâfatlar". dergipark.org.tr.