Hamidian massacres
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The Hamidian massacres, also called the Armenian massacres, were massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in the mid-1890s. Estimated casualties ranged from 100,000 to 300,000, resulting in 50,000
A photograph taken in November 1895 by William Sachtleben of Armenians killed in Erzurum
"John Bull's dilemma": "It's 'ard to 'ave to disturb 'im–'e's such a good customer!" Puck, 1895
An Armenian woman and her children who were refugees of the massacres and sought help from missionaries by walking great distances.
An 1896 depiction of fanatical "Softas" massacring Armenians.
Hamidiye (cavalry)
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The Hamidiye regiments were well-armed, irregular, mainly Sunni Kurdish but also Turkish, Circassian, Turkmen, Yörük, and Arab cavalry formations that operated in the southeastern provinces of the Ott
Officers of the Karapapakh Hamidiye cavalry
