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Agha Petros

1880 - 1932

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Petros Elia of Baz (Syriac: ܦܸܛܪܘܿܣ ܐܹܠܝ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܵܙ; 1 April 1880 – 2 February 1932), better known as Agha Petros (Syriac: ܐܓܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ), was an Assyrian military leader and statesman, best known for his role during World War I. He is considered a national hero for the Assyrians and other Christian minorities in the Middle East, and became a terror to the Kurds, Turks and other Muslims. By 1918, Agha Petros and his Assyrian forces managed to control vast territory of Iranian Azerbaijan, west of Lake Urmia, where they established self-governance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agha Petros is the 1,665th most popular military personnel (down from 1,653rd in 2019), the 1,060th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 1,048th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Agha Petros ranks 1,665 out of 2,058. Before him are Berenguer de Palou II, Carlos Hathcock, John Kourkouas, Fidel Dávila Arrondo, Yevgeniya Rudneva, and Christine Jorgensen. After him are Vladimir Triandafillov, Francisco Ascaso, Antonio Maceo Grajales, Anton Tus, Bernhard Rogge, and Richard O'Connor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Agha Petros ranks 153. Before him are Louis Hémon, Parashqevi Qiriazi, Joseph Grew, Alexander Bogomazov, Carl Skottsberg, and Harry Baur. After him are Radclyffe Hall, Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, Fred Alexander, Cora Sandel, Margit Kaffka, and Ernest Oppenheimer. Among people deceased in 1932, Agha Petros ranks 100. Before him are Herbert Norkus, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Carmen de Burgos, Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria, Hart Crane, and Howard Valentine. After him are Frederik van Eeden, John Walter Gregory, Fred Yates, Emil Paur, Theo Heemskerk, and Stanisław Narutowicz.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Agha Petros ranks 1,060 out of 1,347. Before him are Janet Akyüz Mattei (1943), John Kourkouas (null), Theodotus of Byzantium (200), Ergin Ataman (1966), Alice of Antioch (1110), and Tevfik Fikret (1867). After him are Hamit Kaplan (1934), Tarık Akan (1949), Vladimir Triandafillov (1894), Arsacius of Tarsus (400), Taner Akçam (1953), and Şemsettin Günaltay (1883).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Türkiye

Among military personnels born in Türkiye, Agha Petros ranks 34. Before him are Bardas Phokas the Younger (940), Demetrios Ypsilantis (1793), Murat Karayılan (1954), Hulusi Akar (1952), Justin (600), and John Kourkouas (null). After him are Vladimir Triandafillov (1894), Nazım Pasha (1848), Leo Tornikios (1100), and Aytaç Yalman (1940).

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