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The Armenian Genocide ( ("Hayoc' c'ejaspanut'iwn"), ) — also known as the '''Armenian Holocaust''', '''Great Calamity''' (Մեծ Եղեռն "Mec Ejer'n" ) or the '''Armenian Massacre''' — was the forcible deportation and massacringNew York Times Dispatch. Lord Bryce's report on Armenian atrocities an appalling catalogue of outrage and massacre. . The New York Times, October 8, 1916. of hundreds of thousands to over 1.5 million Armenians during the government of the Young Turks from 1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire ."Cultural Cleansing: Who Remembers The Armenians," in Robert Bevan. The Destruction of Memory, Reaction Books, London. 2006, pages 25-60 It is widely acknowledged to have been one of the first modern, systematic as evidence for a systematic, organized plan to eliminate the Armenians.1 The event is also said to be the second-most studied case of genocide.R. J. Rummel, ''The Holocaust in Comparative and Historical Perspective'', A Journal Social Issues, April 1, 1998 — Vol.3, no.2 To date twenty-one countries have officially Recognized it as genocide. The government of the Republic of Turkey Rejects the characterization of the events as genocide.2 THE STATUS OF THE OTTOMAN ARMENIANS See Also: Ottoman Armenian population , ''Historical Atlas'', 1911).]] Until the late system of Ottoman law, Armenians (as '' Dhimmi s'', along with Greek s, Jew s and other ethnic and religious minorities) were subject to laws different from those applied to Muslims. They had separate legal courts, although disputes involving a Muslim fell under Sharia -based law. Armenians were exempt from serving in the military and were instead made to pay an exemption tax, the '' Jizya ''; their testimony in Islamic courts was inadmissible against Muslims; they were not allowed to bear arms, and they were heavily taxed,Melson, Robert. ''Revolution and Genocide: On the Origins of the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust.'' Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992. pp. 54-56 ISBN 0-2265-1991-0 although they were one of the largest minorities in the Ottoman Empire.3 In 1914 , there were an estimated two million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire .4 While the Armenian Population In Eastern Anatolia was large and clustered, there were many Armenians in the western part of the Ottoman Empire,5 particularly in and around Constantinople . BEFORE THE WAR Abdul Hamid II's reign, 1876-1909 : ''For more details on this topic, see Hamidian Massacres , Adana Massacre .'' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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