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| ⚫ | '''Bedros Kapamajian''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: {{lang|hy|Պետրոս Քափամաճեան}}) (1840 – |
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| native_name_lang = Պետրոս Քափամաճեան |
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| country = [[ottoman empire]] |
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| image = Bedros_Kapamajian.png |
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| birth_place = [[Van]], [[Ottoman empire]] |
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| profession = [[textile importer]], [[mayor]] |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1912|12|10|1840|1|01|df=y}} |
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| death_place = [[Van]], [[Ottoman Empire]] |
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| term_start = 2 February 1908 |
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| term_end = 10 December 1912 |
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| native_name = Պետրոս Քափամաճեան |
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| caption = Portrait of Bedros Kapamajian. |
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| ⚫ | '''Bedros Kapamajian''' ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]: {{lang|hy|Պետրոս Քափամաճեան}}, [[Turkish language|Turkish]] : Bedros Kapamacıyan) (1840 – 1912 in Van), was an [[Armenians in the Ottoman Empire|Armenian]] citizen of the [[Ottoman Empire]], a textile importer, member of the Van Executive Council, and mayor of the town of [[Van, Turkey|Van]].<ref>By Y. G. Çarkçıyan, (1953), "Armenians working for the Ottoman Empire between 1453-1953 (tr:Türk devleti hizmetinde Ermeniler, 1453-1953) 302 pages.</ref> |
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Kapamajian was appointed the mayor of Van on February 2, 1908.<ref>BOA İrade Taltifat, 1325. Za/111.</ref> |
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==Life== |
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The [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]] (a.k.a ARF) accused Kapamajian of being a puppet of the Ottoman Government.<ref>By Altan Deliorman, "Türklere Karsi Ermeni Komitecileri" Published 1973 Boğaziçi Basım ve Yayınevi 335 pages</ref> |
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Kapamajian was appointed the mayor of Van on February 2, 1908.<ref>BOA İrade Taltifat, 1325. Za/111.</ref> However, some sources put the date of his first election as mayor in 1909.<ref>By Y. G. Çarkçıyan, (1953), "Armenians working for the Ottoman Empire between 1453-1953 (tr:Türk devleti hizmetinde Ermeniler, 1453-1953) 302 pages.</ref> He was elected twice on the strength of both Muslim and non-Muslim votes because of his successful efforts improving the local economy (including the first regular municipal boat service in [[Lake Van]]).{{citation needed|date= October 2022}} |
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He was strongly supported by the merchant class of Van, who were mostly Armenian. He worked closely with the central government and the governor to enact local reforms. This put him in conflict with the [[Dashnaks]], who have been agitating against the Ottoman state throughout Eastern provinces.<ref>Libaridian, Gerard J. (2004). Modern Armenia: People, Nation, State. Transaction Publishers. {{ISBN|978-0-7658-0205-7}}.</ref> The [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]] (a.k.a. ARF) accused Kapamajian of being a puppet of the Ottoman Government.<ref>By Altan Deliorman, "Türklere Karsi Ermeni Komitecileri" Published 1973 Boğaziçi Basım ve Yayınevi 335 pages</ref> |
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According to Turkish sources, Kapamajian was executed with two gun shot wounds in the head by ARF leader [[Aram Manukian]] and his [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation|ARF]] fellows in 1912.<ref>Hüseyin Çelik, ‘The 1915 Armenian Revolt in Van: Eyewitness Testimony’, in The Armenians in the Late Ottoman Period, pp. 91-92.</ref> |
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According to some sources, including Turkish ones, Kapamajian was executed on the evening of December 10, 1912, with two gunshot wounds in the head as he was leaving his home with his wife and daughter to visit his son-in-law. A quick investigation identified the murderer as a jeweler named Karakin and his associates. Later Karakin, Potur and Sarac Otep were apprehended in the village of Karagündüz. A few more Dashnak members were also arrested in the aftermath. ARF leader [[Aram Manukian]] and his [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation|ARF]] fellows were identified as the planners and instigators.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Çelik |first=Hüseyin |title='The 1915 Armenian Revolt in Van: Eyewitness Testimony', in The Armenians in the Late Ottoman Period |pages=91–92}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aram Manoukian |url=https://haiastan.org/encyclopedie/aram-manoukian/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Haïastan |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gauin |first=Maxime |date=4 December 2020 |title=Sources sur la question arménienne: L'assassinat du maire de Van Bedros Kapamaciyan par la Fédération révolutionnaire arménienne (1912) |url=https://question-armenienne.blogspot.com/2020/12/lassassinat-du-maire-de-van-bedros.html |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Sources sur la question arménienne}}</ref> |
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In his research, Turkish Historian Hasan Oktay states that the perpetrators of his murder were arrested and charged with "encouraging murder." However, the perpetrators were later released and murder charges were dropped, as the case was later highly politicized by ARF. <ref>{{cite web|last=Oktay|first=Hasan|title=On the assassination of Van Mayor Kapamacıyan Efendi by the Tashnak Committee|url=http://www.kultur.gov.tr/EN,32707/on-the-assassination-of-van-mayor-kapamaciyan-efendi-by-.html|publisher=Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism|accessdate=15 October 2013}}</ref> |
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In his book, Kapriel Serope Papazian said that Bedros was <blockquote>"''a wealthy and ambitious man had antagonized Ishkan shot and killed one winter nigh in 1912 while entering his carriage with his wife and daughter''"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Papazian |first=Kapriel Serope |title=Patriotism perverted |date=1934 |publisher=Boston, Baikar Press |pages=69}}</ref></blockquote>Many people attended Mayor Kapamajian's funeral, including foreign consuls, Van Armenians, and residents of Van who weren't Armenian. |
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He was buried in the Armenian cemetery in the Bağlar district.<ref>G.C. Reynolds (American missionary), Summer Report in 1913, ABC, 16.9.7, Eastern Turkey Mission, 1910-1919, Documents, vol. 25a, no 113, "Report of Van Station, Eastern Turkey Mission, 1912-1913"</ref> |
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After Kapamajian's assassination, all opposition to Dashnaks and their policies by Armenians ceased.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:22, 10 November 2024
Bedros Kapamajian | |
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Պետրոս Քափամաճեան | |
 Portrait of Bedros Kapamajian. | |
| Major of Van | |
| In office 2 February 1908 – 10 December 1912 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1840 Van, Ottoman empire |
| Died | 10 December 1912 (aged 72) Van, Ottoman Empire |
| Profession | textile importer, mayor |
Bedros Kapamajian (Armenian: Պետրոս Քափամաճեան, Turkish : Bedros Kapamacıyan) (1840 – 1912 in Van), was an Armenian citizen of the Ottoman Empire, a textile importer, member of the Van Executive Council, and mayor of the town of Van.[1]
Life
[edit]Kapamajian was appointed the mayor of Van on February 2, 1908.[2] However, some sources put the date of his first election as mayor in 1909.[3] He was elected twice on the strength of both Muslim and non-Muslim votes because of his successful efforts improving the local economy (including the first regular municipal boat service in Lake Van).[citation needed]
He was strongly supported by the merchant class of Van, who were mostly Armenian. He worked closely with the central government and the governor to enact local reforms. This put him in conflict with the Dashnaks, who have been agitating against the Ottoman state throughout Eastern provinces.[4] The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (a.k.a. ARF) accused Kapamajian of being a puppet of the Ottoman Government.[5]
According to some sources, including Turkish ones, Kapamajian was executed on the evening of December 10, 1912, with two gunshot wounds in the head as he was leaving his home with his wife and daughter to visit his son-in-law. A quick investigation identified the murderer as a jeweler named Karakin and his associates. Later Karakin, Potur and Sarac Otep were apprehended in the village of Karagündüz. A few more Dashnak members were also arrested in the aftermath. ARF leader Aram Manukian and his ARF fellows were identified as the planners and instigators.[6][7][8]
In his book, Kapriel Serope Papazian said that Bedros was
"a wealthy and ambitious man had antagonized Ishkan shot and killed one winter nigh in 1912 while entering his carriage with his wife and daughter"[9]
Many people attended Mayor Kapamajian's funeral, including foreign consuls, Van Armenians, and residents of Van who weren't Armenian.
He was buried in the Armenian cemetery in the Bağlar district.[10]
After Kapamajian's assassination, all opposition to Dashnaks and their policies by Armenians ceased.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ By Y. G. Çarkçıyan, (1953), "Armenians working for the Ottoman Empire between 1453-1953 (tr:Türk devleti hizmetinde Ermeniler, 1453-1953) 302 pages.
- ^ BOA İrade Taltifat, 1325. Za/111.
- ^ By Y. G. Çarkçıyan, (1953), "Armenians working for the Ottoman Empire between 1453-1953 (tr:Türk devleti hizmetinde Ermeniler, 1453-1953) 302 pages.
- ^ Libaridian, Gerard J. (2004). Modern Armenia: People, Nation, State. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7658-0205-7.
- ^ By Altan Deliorman, "Türklere Karsi Ermeni Komitecileri" Published 1973 Boğaziçi Basım ve Yayınevi 335 pages
- ^ Çelik, Hüseyin. 'The 1915 Armenian Revolt in Van: Eyewitness Testimony', in The Armenians in the Late Ottoman Period. pp. 91–92.
- ^ "Aram Manoukian". Haïastan (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Gauin, Maxime (4 December 2020). "Sources sur la question arménienne: L'assassinat du maire de Van Bedros Kapamaciyan par la Fédération révolutionnaire arménienne (1912)". Sources sur la question arménienne. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Papazian, Kapriel Serope (1934). Patriotism perverted. Boston, Baikar Press. p. 69.
- ^ G.C. Reynolds (American missionary), Summer Report in 1913, ABC, 16.9.7, Eastern Turkey Mission, 1910-1919, Documents, vol. 25a, no 113, "Report of Van Station, Eastern Turkey Mission, 1912-1913"