Shabin-Karahisar uprising

Shabin-Karahisar Resistance
Part of Armenian Resistance
DateJune 2–30, 1915
Location
Castle at Şebinkarahisar
Result Suppression of the uprising and massacre of the rest of the Armenians
Belligerents
 Ottoman Empire Hunchaks
Commanders and leaders
Kazim Pasha Aram Manukian
Strength
1,000 250
Casualties and losses

2 officers and 82 soldiers,

30 civilians
230 killed (including civilians)

The Shabin-Karahisar uprising[1] (June 2–30, 1915) was a resistance effort by the Armenian militia of the Hunchaks of the Giresun Province against Ottoman troops during the Armenian genocide.[2][3] They had resisted the Ottoman onslaught for the duration of a month.[2] The Armenians had positioned themselves in a fort right outside the town where about 250 men fought off Turkish soldiers.[4]

  1. ^ Richard G. Hovannisian, The Armenian Genocide: History, Politics, Ethics, Palgrave Macmillan, 1992, ISBN 978-0-312-04847-1, p. 289.
  2. ^ a b Simon Payaslian, "The Armenian Resistance at Shabin-Karahisar in 1915" 5th International conferences on Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces
  3. ^ Richard G. Hovannisian, Armenian Sebastia/Sivas and Lesser Armenia, Mazda Publishers, 2004, ISBN 978-1-56859-152-0, p. 399.
  4. ^ Balakian, Peter. The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response. pp. 210.