▁the ▁Ham idi ye ▁was ▁in ▁one ▁part ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁threat , ▁but ▁sch ol ars ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁central ▁reason ▁was ▁to ▁suppress ▁Armen ian ▁social ist / n ational ist ▁revolution aries . ▁The ▁Armen ian ▁revolution aries ▁pos ed ▁a ▁threat ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁seen ▁as ▁dis rupt ive , ▁and ▁they ▁could ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Rus si ans ▁against ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁The ▁Ham idi ye ▁corps ▁or ▁Ham idi ye ▁Light ▁Caval ry ▁Reg iments ▁were ▁well - ar med , ▁irregular , ▁majority ▁Kur d ish ▁caval ry ▁( min or ▁amounts ▁of ▁other ▁national ities , ▁such ▁as ▁Tur com an ) ▁form ations ▁that ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁They ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁mode led ▁after ▁the ▁C au cas ian ▁C oss ack ▁Reg iments ▁( example ▁Pers ian ▁C oss ack ▁Brigade ) ▁and ▁were ▁first ly ▁task ed ▁to ▁pat rol ▁the ▁Rus so - O tt oman ▁front ier ▁and ▁second ly , ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁Kur d ish - Ar men ian ▁co operation . ▁The ▁Ham idi ye ▁Caval ry ▁was ▁in ▁no ▁way ▁a ▁cross - t rib al ▁force , ▁despite ▁their ▁military ▁appearance , ▁organization , ▁and ▁potential . ▁Ham idi ye ▁quickly ▁find ▁out ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁tried ▁through ▁a ▁military ▁court ▁mart ial ▁They ▁became ▁imm une ▁to ▁civil ▁administration . ▁Real izing ▁their ▁imm unity , ▁they