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The Armenian Fedayee: Guerrillas Who Fought an Empire
Long before the Armenian Genocide, a generation of young fighters took to the mountains. They called themselves fedayee — a word borrowed from Arabic for 'one who sacrifices.' In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the world of the Armenian fedayee movement that arose in the late Ottoman Empire. We meet legendary commanders like Aghbiur Serob, Andranik Ozanian, and Kevork Chavush, who led small bands against Kurdish tribes, Hamidian forces, and Ottoman armies. We discuss the political backdrop: the rise of the Dashnaktsutyun and Hunchakian parties, the Armenian Revolutionary…
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