Armenian genocide
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| Iri |
genocide (en)  ethnic violence (en) forced displacement (en) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwanan watan | 1915 | |||
| Wuri |
Daular Usmaniyya Western Armenia (en) Six vilayets (en) | |||
| Ƙasa | Daular Usmaniyya | |||
| Nufi |
Armenians (en) da Ottoman Armenian population (en) | |||
| Wanda ya rutsa da su |
Ottoman Armenian casualties (en) | |||
| Adadin waɗanda suka rasu | 1,200,000 | |||
| Perpetrator (en) |
Ottoman Army (en) | |||
Kafin yakin duniya na ɗaya, Armeniyawa sun mamaye wani wuri mai kariya, amma na ƙarƙashin kasa a cikin al'ummar Ottoman. Kisan kiyashin da aka yi wa Armeniyawa da yawa ya faru ne a shekarun 1890 zuwa 1909. Daular Usmaniyya ta sha fama da hare-haren soji da kuma asarar yankuna - musamman yakin Balkan na 1912 – 1913 - wanda ya haifar da fargaba a tsakanin shugabannin CUP cewa Armeniyawa, wadanda kasarsu ta haihuwa a lardunan gabas. ana kallonta a matsayin cibiyar al'ummar Turkiyya, za ta nemi 'yancin kai. A lokacin da suka mamaye yankunan Rasha da Farisa a shekara ta 1914, dakarun daular Usmaniyya sun yi wa Armeniyawa kisan kiyashi. Shugabannin Ottoman sun ɗauki alamun juriya na Armeniya a matsayin shaida na tawayen tawaye, kodayake babu irin wannan tawaye. An yi nufin korar jama'a ne don hana yiwuwar samun yancin cin gashin kai ko 'yancin kan Armeniya.