SELF-DEFENSE OF YEREVAN IN 1724

Abstract

The heroic self-defense of the Armenians of Yerevan in 1724 is one of the most memorable events in the history of Armenia. The study shows that the researchers are right, who propose to separate the self-defense of the Armenians of the city of Yerevan from the defense of the Yerevan fortress, which began after the end of the self-defense of the Armenians of the city and lasted until September 22. The self-defense of the Armenians in Yerevan lasted 60 days, starting on April 9 and ending on June 7. On May 20, on the outskirts of Yerevan, in Dzoragyugh, the largest self-defense battle of the Armenians of Yerevan took place, where the Armenians, at the cost of the lives of 1,300 soldiers, defeated the Ottoman army and forced it to retreat, losing 6,000 soldiers. Having concentrated an army of more than 60,000 people against the self-defense forces of the Armenians of Yerevan, the Ottoman Turks invaded the city on the morning of June 7. Armenian self-defense units fought to the end, trying to save people. Having plundered the city, killed and captured the population, the Ottoman army attacked the small suburb of the Yerevan fortress, captured and destroyed it, after which the Yerevan fortress was under siege for three months. The Yerevan fortress surrendered to the Turks through the mediation of the Armenian Catholicos Astvatsatur Hamadantsi (715-725) on September 21, 1724.