Nickname(s) Ishkhan Role Fedayi Name Nikoghayos Mikaelian | Years of service ?—1915 Died 1915, Van, Turkey | |
Birth name Nikoghayos Poghos Mikaelian Battles/wars Armenian National Liberation Movement
Khanasor Expedition
Siege of Van Battles and wars Khanasor Expedition, Defense of Van |
Ishkhan (Armenian: Իշխան, "prince"; 1883 – 1915), born Nikoghayos Mikayelian, and also known as Nigol, was an Armenian fedayi, a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. Along with Aram Manukian and Arshak Vramian, he was a leading figure in Van just before and during the early stages of World War I. He was killed on 17 April 1915 just before the Turks besieged Van.
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