▁Armen ians ▁▁ ▁A ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Ham id ian ▁mass ac res ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 4 - 9 6 ▁has ▁been ▁often ▁as cribed ▁to ▁the ▁Ham idi ye ▁reg iments , ▁particularly ▁during ▁the ▁blo ody ▁supp ression ▁of ▁S as un ▁( 1 8 9 4 ). ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁the ▁Khan as or ▁Ex ped ition ▁was ▁against ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁Maz rik ▁tribe ▁( M uz uri ▁Kur ds ) ▁who ▁owned ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁this ▁caval ry . ▁The ▁first ▁notable ▁battle ▁in ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁resistance ▁movement ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁S ass oun , ▁where ▁national ist ▁ide als ▁were ▁pro l ifer ated ▁by ▁H unch ak ▁activ ists , ▁such ▁as ▁Mih ran ▁Dam ad ian , ▁H amp arts ou m ▁Boy adj ian , ▁and ▁H ray r . ▁The ▁Armen ian ▁Revolution ary ▁Federation ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁ar ming ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁Armen ians ▁of ▁S ass oun ▁confront ed ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁army ▁and ▁Kur d ish ▁irregular s ▁at ▁S ass oun , ▁succ umb ing ▁to ▁superior ▁numbers . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Zeit un ▁Reb ell ion ▁( 1 8 9 5 – 1 8 9 6 ), ▁which ▁between ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁H unch ak ▁activ ists ▁tou red ▁various ▁regions ▁of ▁C il icia