Gevorg chaush biography samples
Kevork Chavush was born to a family of hunters in Sasun, in the village of Bsanats..
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Kevork Chavush
Armenian fedayi leader
Kevork Ghazarian (Armenian: Գէորգ Ղազարեան; 1870 – 28 May 1907), commonly known as Kevork Chavush or Gevorg Chaush (Armenian: Գէորգ Չաւուշ or Գևորգ Չաուշ), was an Armenianfedayee leader in the Ottoman Empire and a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.
Kevork Chavush attained a legendary status during his lifetime for his extraordinary daring and valor in defense of the Armenian peasantry against harassment by marauding Turkish and Kurdish forces.[1] He was the undisputed leader of Armenian revolutionary forces in the region of Taron-Sasun from 1904 until his death in 1907 after being wounded in a battle with the Ottoman army.[1] Kevork's actions earned him the moniker "Lion of the Mountains" (Armenian: Սարերու Ասլան).
Early life
Kevork Chavush was born Kevork Ghazarian (although his surname is given as Adamian or Melkonian in various sources)[2] to a family of hunters in the region of S