van treasure places

van treasure places

History and History of Van
Van Anatolia is the largest indoor basin of the Lake Van on the shores of the fertile streams of the land is very convenient climatic conditions. That is why it has been a place dominated by many civilizations since ancient times.

van treasure places

According to archaeological researches, the prehistoric periods in the province of Van were given by BC. 5000-3000 years dates back to the beginning of the Chalcolithic period. B.C. In 2000, the Hurris were the first to establish a state in this region.

 Later, by the indigenous tribes of Hurris in the region, BC. The Urartu state, whose capitals Tusba (VAN) was founded in 900, was established. The Urartians BC Until 612, they ruled in the territory of the Van region extending to the upper Mesopotamia in the south. B.C. IX. In the 18th century, the castle of Van was built by King Sarduri.

 B.C. VII. When the Assyrians who raided to Anatolia from Mesopotamia at the beginning of the century took the fortress of Van, the Urartians continued their existence by establishing the Rusahinili (Toprakkale) city near Tusba. B.C. The Medes, which came to Anatolia in 612, ended the Great Urartian Kingdom.

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The Kingdom of Med was defeated by the Persians, who were unable to establish a settled order. Until 332 BC Pers. After the eastern expedition of Alexander the Great until 129 BC, Macedonians and BC He remained under the domination of the Parthians until 88 AD.


In the historical period, Van and its region have been the cause of the conflict between the Romans and the Sassanids. A.D. Until the year 395, the Sassanid then remained under the Byzantine rule.

Hz. The Muslim armies that defeated the Byzantine Empire in the period of Osman 644 seized the region of Van and this dominance was continued by the Umayyad and Abbasid states. The Armenian minority in the Van region has long established a kingdom in the Van region and has been subject to the Islamic Empire van treasure places

The Akdamar Church, which is an important work of Christian art, was built by King Gagik on the island of the same name between 915-921.
In the period of Çağrı Bey, expeditions made to Anatolia for exploration resulted in 1071 Malazgirt victory and Van and its environs were dominated by Great Seljuks. After the Great Seljuks, the city remained under the rule of Eyyübi and in 1230 it was ruled by Karakoyunlular.

The great mosque in the old city of Van was built by Karakoyunlu Yusuf. The defeat of Karakoyunlular'ın Uzun Hasan Van and the region passed into the hands of the Akkoyunluların.
The Ottoman armies who defeated the Safavid State during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent conquered Van in 1458 and this conquest became definite by the Amasya Treaty in 1555. Hüsrev Pasha and Kayaçelebizade Koçi Bey, who were assigned to the Van Beyler Principality, built a mosque with their names. In the same period, the book endi Kitap-i Lugat-ı Vankulu de was prepared by Vankulu Mehmet Efendi.


XIX. After the second half of the 19th century, the Armenians who were economically strong in Van started to arm through revolution with the support of the Russians by establishing revolution societies and in 1915 they had massacred many accidents and villages. In the same year, the Russians invaded Van and burned the city by supporting the Armenians and the Ottoman people had to evacuate the city. In 1918, Van was destroyed and demolished.


With the support of the tribes in the east, the Russians and Armenians who had withdrawn from the land they occupied in the face of the Turkish operation, were completely removed from Anatolia and the Turkish army liberated the city on April 2, 1918 by entering Van. With the Moscow Treaty signed on 16 March 1921, the Russians gave up their requests for Van and Bitlis. On October 29, 1923, Van, the city center, was rebuilt by the State and the Municipality.


Source of the name Van
The information on this issue has not been fully clarified and this information has not gone beyond the rumors. Evliya Çelebi, in his "Seyahatname", says that Alexander the Great was inspired by a temple named Vank in the Van fortress and named it Van. According to a rumor, the city has been named as VAN because of the name of the person who expanded and beautified the city.

The most predisposed view on this subject is that it came from Urartuca Biane or Viane. Because Urartians called them Bianili and in the dominant period of the Urartians Biane under the name of many cities and people gathered in the city of Van

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