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]] The , under Ottoman rule was also referred to as Western Armenia. RELIGION See Also: List of Armenian Patriarchs of Constantinople ARCHITECTS See Also: Balyan family HISTORY 1453 TO 1829 Armenians preserved their culture, history, and language regardless of Ottoman oppression, largely thanks to their distinct religious identity from the neighbouring , Armenian Catholics , and Armenian Protestants (which was formed in the 19th century).Ortaylı, İlber. ''"Son İmparatorluk Osmanlı (The Last Empire: Ottoman Empire)"'', İstanbul, Timaş Yayınları (Timaş Press), 2006. pp. 87-89. ISBN 975-263-490-7 (the book is in Turkish) After many centuries of Ottoman occupation, the centres with a high concentration of Armenians lost their geographic continuity (parts of Van, Bitlis, and Kharput vilayets), because over the years, pockets of Kurds and Turks infiltrated into traditionally Armenian land. Regardless of Ottoman rule and an increasingly strong presence of Muslims, Armenians continued to be the Majority group in Western Armenia well into the 19th century. They kept and defended factual autonomy in certain isolated areas like Sassoun , Shatakh , and parts of Dersim . An Armenian stronghold and a symbol of factual Armenian autonomy, Zeitoun (Ulnia) was located between the Six Vilayets and Cilicia , which also had a strong Armenian presence ever since the creation of the Pricipality (and then Kingdom) of Lesser Armenia . However, due to Ottoman interference and Genocide , the autonomous areas were disintegrated. There were also significant communities in parts of Trabzon and Ankara vilayets bordering Six Vilayets (like in Kayseri (Gessaria)). Many Armenians settled in Western Anatolia, in the traditionally Ottoman cities of Istanbul and Izmir . The Sultan promoted Armenian migration within the borders of the empire in order to reduce the native Armenian population of historic Armenia, and reduce the Greek majority population of Western Anatolia by adding non-Greeks. REFORMATION PERIOD, 1830 In approved form of the "Code of Regulations" composed of 150 articles drafted by the "Armenian intelligentsia", which defined the powers of Patriarch (position in Ottoman Millet ) and newly formed " Armenian National Assembly ".Richard G. (EDT) Hovannisian "The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times" page 198 The reformist period peaked with the Constitution, called the '' Kanûn-ı Esâsî '' (meaning " Basic Law " in Ottoman Turkish), written by members of the Young Ottomans , which was promulgated on 23 November 1876 . It established freedom of belief and equality of all citizens before the law. "Firman of the Reforms" gave immense privileges to the Armenians, which formed a "governance in governance" to eliminate the Aristocratic Dominance of the Armenian Nobles by development of the political strata in the society. Ilber Ortayli, Tanzimattan Cumhuriyete Yerel Yönetim Gelenegi, Istanbul 1985, pp. 73 WORLD WAR ONE Western Armenia had lost its Armenian majority during the Armenian Genocide of World War I . Most Western Armenians died during the Genocide Of 1915 (1.5 million out of a Pre-war Population of approximately 2 million or more). However, many escaped to the Middle East and Balkans , and eventually became organized communities with certain degrees of political influence in their host countries. Many also moved to Europe and North America to find better living conditions. During these migrations, most Western Armenians preserved their culture due to their life being traditionally revolved around the Armenian church and adjacent community centres. However, some Armenians distanced themselves from the community and became assimilated. Timeline
: See: Eastern Armenia : this timeline continuous for Western Armenia .
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