WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Officially the Ottoman Empire was an Islamic Caliphate ruled by a Sultan, Mehmed V, although it also contained Christians, Jews and other religious minorities. For nearly all of the empire’s 600-year existence these non-Muslim subjects endured systematic discrimination and, at times, outright persecution.

Detailed explanation-2: -Christianity is an integral part of the traditional Armenian identity since the Armenian Apostolic Church is separate from the Catholic and Orthodox branches. This distinction is reinforced by having a unique language, alphabet, rich documented history, and arts and culture that are often intertwined with religion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Armenians originally had been thought of as a loyal millet, but after 1878 the Armenians became an instrument of certain foreign powers to intervene in the Ottoman regime and internal policy-the Ottomans began to see them as a threat.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the Ottoman Empire’s millet system, Christians and Jews were considered dhimmi (meaning “protected") under Ottoman law in exchange for loyalty to the state and payment of the jizya tax.