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Davit Bek

1669 - 1728

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Davit Bek or David Beg (Armenian: Դավիթ Բէկ (classical) Դավիթ Բեկ (reformed); died 1728) was an Armenian military commander and the leader of an Armenian rebellion against the invading Ottoman Empire and implanted Safavid Muslim tribes in the mountainous region of Zangezur (today the Armenian province of Syunik and part of the province of Vayots Dzor). He was one of the most prominent military figures of the Armenian liberation movement of the 18th century. After the fall of the Safavids in 1722, Davit Bek established himself as the military leader of the local Armenians of Syunik and Kapan during the Ottoman Turkish invasion and the attacks of the local Muslim tribes. Davit was successful in preventing the various Muslim tribes from making proper territorial gains. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Davit Bek is the 1,621st most popular military personnel (down from 1,156th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Armenia (down from 36th in 2019) and the most popular Armenian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Davit Bek ranks 1,621 out of 2,058. Before him are Henry Halleck, Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, Gerhard von Schwerin, Erich Buschenhagen, Michel-Joseph Maunoury, and James Somerville. After him are Polina Gelman, Alexios Branas, Arrhidaeus, Leonhard Kaupisch, Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, and Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1669, Davit Bek ranks 11. Before him are Wirich Philipp von Daun, Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira, Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, Sébastien Vaillant, and Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. After him are Jacob Bruce, Johann Nicolaus Bach, and Kanhoji Angre. Among people deceased in 1728, Davit Bek ranks 19. Before him are Fyodor Apraksin, Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp, Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Ogyū Sorai, Cotton Mather, and Jacob Heinrich von Flemming. After him is William Sherard.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Davit Bek ranks 57 out of 163. Before him are Ghazar Parpetsi (442), Sergey Merkurov (1881), Shavo Odadjian (1974), Nicholas Adontz (1871), Shushanik Kurghinian (1876), and Hovhannes Shiraz (1914). After him are Regina Ghazaryan (1915), Minas Avetisyan (1928), Vladimir Yengibaryan (1932), Paruyr Sevak (1924), Khoren Oganesian (1955), and Momik (1300).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Armenia

Among military personnels born in Armenia, Davit Bek ranks 1. After him are Robert Abajyan (1996).

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