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Capture of Bitlis (1855)

Capture of Bitlis
DateJanuary, 1855
Location
Bitlis, Ottoman Empire
Result Kurdish Victory
Belligerents
Kurdistan Region Yezdanşêr Force Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kurdistan Region Yezdanşêr Ottoman Empire Abdulmejid I
Strength
2,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Capture of Bitlis[1] was a military engagement that took place in January 1855 during the rebellion of Yezdanşêr against the Ottoman Empire.[2][3][4] Leading a force of approximately 2,000 men,[5] Yezdanşêr successfully occupied the city with minimal resistance from local Ottoman forces.

References

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  2. ^ Badem, Candan (2010-04-27). The Ottoman Crimean War (1853-1856). BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-19096-2.
  3. ^ Kreyenbroek, Philip G.; Sperl, Stefan (2005-08-17). The Kurds: A Contemporary Overview. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-90766-3.
  4. ^ Chatty, Dawn (2010-03-08). Displacement and Dispossession in the Modern Middle East. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-48693-4.
  5. ^ Galip, Özlem Belçim (2015-04-24). Imagining Kurdistan: Identity, Culture and Society. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85772-643-8.