Defense of Van (1896)
| Defense of Van | |||||||
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| Part of Hamidian massacres and Armenian resistance during the Armenian genocide | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Ottoman Empire Kurds |
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| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
20,000 massacred 350 hamlets or villages destroyed | ||||||
The 1896 defense of Van or Van rebellion was an act of self-defense by the Armenian population in Van against the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire in June 1896, during the Hamidian massacres.