Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) ARMENIA AND HER PEOPLE OR The Story of Armenia BY AN ARMENIAN A description of the land of Armenia: its ancient and modern history; its physical features; its people, their religious beliefs, customs, etc., from the oldest dates, as recorded in Armenian Histories and Church Records. A presentation of the true causes of the recent atrocities and a detailed account of the massacres. By Rev. George H. Filian A native pastor, banished by the Turkish Government from the City of Marsovan, Armenia HARTFORD, CONN. AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY 1896 DEDICATION IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE MARTYRS OF ARMENIA WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR CHRIST THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED CONTENTS. I. PAGE. The Land of Armenia, 21 II. The People of Armenia, 39 III. The Armenian Dynasties, 45 IV. Rulers of The Ottoman Empire, 132 V. The Great Powers and The Armenian Question, 175 VI. The Causes of the Atrocities, 217 VII. The Turkish Atrocities in Armenia, 239 VIII. The Armenians of To-Day, 334 IX. The Future of Armenia and the Battle of Armageddon, 350 X. Poems on the Armenian Question, 362 ILLUSTRATIONS.