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Rh Persia. The Ottoman Turks nominally conquered Armenia, but until recent times (1847) it was practically under various Kurdish Sheiks, or chiefs.

The present number of the Armenians is supposed to be over four millions: 2,500,00 in Turkey, 1,500,000 in Russia and 150,000 in Persia. It was over twelve millions when subjugated by the Mohametans, but reduced to one-third by unceasing persecutions and frequent massacres, about which read the subsequent chapters.