em ono ▁no ▁e ▁at ▁Archive . org ▁Bak em ono ▁no ▁e ▁at ▁The ▁Ten ▁Th ous and ▁Ro oms ▁Project ▁ ▁Category : J apan ese ▁fol kl ore ▁Category : J apan ese ▁painting ▁Category : Br igh am ▁Young ▁University <0x0A> </s> ▁Bed ros ▁Kap am aj ian ▁( Ar men ian : ▁) ▁( 1 8 4 0 ▁– ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁in ▁Van ), ▁was ▁an ▁Armen ian ▁citiz en ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁a ▁text ile ▁im porter , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Van ▁Executive ▁Council , ▁and ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Van . ▁ ▁Kap am aj ian ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Van ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁Although ▁some ▁sources ▁put ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁election ▁as ▁mayor ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁twice ▁on ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁both ▁Muslim ▁and ▁non - Mus lim ▁votes ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁successful ▁efforts ▁impro ving ▁the ▁local ▁economy ▁( including ▁the ▁first ▁regular ▁municipal ▁boat ▁service ▁in ▁Lake ▁Van ). ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁strongly ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁merchant ▁class ▁of ▁Van , ▁who ▁were ▁mostly ▁Armen ian . ▁He ▁worked ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁central ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁governor ▁to ▁en act ▁local ▁re forms . ▁This ▁put ▁him ▁in ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁D ash nak s , ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁ag it ating ▁against ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁state ▁throughout ▁Eastern ▁provinces . ▁ ▁The ▁Armen ian ▁Revolution ary ▁Federation