Defense of Van (1896)

Defense of Van
	Part of Hamidian massacres
Date	3–11 June 1896
Location	City of Van, Van Vilayet
Result	Armenians agree to disarm, defenders and additional civilian population massacred.
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire ; Kurds	Armenakan Party; Armenians of Van;
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.

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