ps ies ▁ ▁Armen ians , ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁▁ ▁Although ▁granted ▁their ▁own ▁constitution ▁and ▁national ▁assembly ▁with ▁the ▁T anz imat ▁re forms , ▁the ▁Armen ians ▁attempted ▁to ▁demand ▁implementation ▁of ▁Article ▁ 6 1 ▁from ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁government ▁as ▁agreed ▁upon ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁ ▁Aut onom ists ▁▁ ▁During ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁- ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁while ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁national ▁liber ation ▁movement ▁was ▁in ▁its ▁early ▁stage ; ▁lack ▁of ▁outside ▁support ▁and ▁in ability ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁trained , ▁organized ▁Kur d ish ▁force ▁dimin ished ▁Kur d ish ▁asp ir ations . ▁However , ▁two ▁prominent ▁Kur d ish ▁families ▁( t rib es ) ▁mounted ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁emp ire , ▁based ▁more ▁from ▁an ▁eth no - n ational istic ▁stand ▁point . ▁The ▁B adr ▁Kh ans ▁were ▁succession ists ▁while ▁the ▁Say y ids ▁of ▁Ni hi ri ▁were ▁autonom ists . ▁The ▁Rus so - T urk ish ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 7 - 7 8 ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁- ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁by ▁the ▁attempt ▁of ▁Sh ay kh ▁U bay d ▁Al lah ▁of ▁N ih ri ▁to ▁found ▁an ▁" in dependent ▁Kur d ▁princip ality " ▁around ▁Ott oman - Pers ian ▁border ▁( including ▁the ▁Van ▁Vil ay et ) ▁where ▁Armen ian ▁population ▁was ▁significant .