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Ararat's Shadow: The Forgotten Massacres Before 1915
The Armenian Genocide of 1915 is often seen as a sudden rupture, but it was the culmination of decades of escalating violence. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Hamidian massacres of 1894-96, which killed an estimated 100,000 to 300,000 Armenians under Sultan Abdul Hamid II. We trace the rise of Armenian revolutionary parties like the Hunchaks and Dashnaktsutyun, the brutal suppression of the Sasun rebellion, and the international outcry led by figures like Johannes Lepsius. We also discuss the role of the Hamidiye cavalry, the targeting of Armenian merchants in Constantinople, and…
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