Gregory Yeghikian
Gregory Yeghikian (1880–24 January 1951) was an Iranian Armenians, Iranian Armenian playwright, historian, and one of supporters of Pan-Iranism, Pan-Iranist movement. He was born in the Sivas vilayet, Sivas Vilayet, studied in Istanbul and because of pressures of Ottoman Empire, he left Istanbul and went to different countries. In the beginning of the 20th century, he went to Iran and started to work as a principle in Gilan Province. Then he was recruited by Mirza Kuchik Khan, Kuchik Khan, Iranian revolutionary and started to work as translator for him in the Jungle Movement of Gilan, ''Nehzat-e Jangal'' (Jungle Movement). After being involved in the political movement, Yeghikian went to Tehran and started to write plays. Critics believe that Yeghikian had two different types of plays, historical plays and social plays. For example, his plays ''Fight Between East and West'' and ''Anooshiravan'' were his historical plays and ''Fear Square'' and ''Who is Guilty?'' were his social p ...
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Iranian Armenians
Iranian-Armenians ( hy, իրանահայեր ''iranahayer''), also known as Persian-Armenians ( hy, պարսկահայեր ''parskahayer''), are Iranians of Armenian ethnicity who may speak Armenian as their first language. Estimates of their number in Iran range from 70,000 to 200,000. Areas with a high concentration of them include Tabriz, Tehran, Salmas and Isfahan's Jolfa (Nor Jugha) quarter. Armenians have lived for millennia in the territory that forms modern-day Iran. Many of the oldest Armenian churches, monasteries, and chapels are located within modern-day Iran. Iranian Armenia, which includes modern-day Armenian Republic was part of Qajar Iran up to 1828. Iran had one of the largest populations of Armenians in the world alongside neighboring Ottoman Empire until the beginning of the 20th century. Armenians were influential and active in the modernization of Iran during the 19th and 20th centuries. After the Iranian Revolution, many Armenians emigrated to Armen ...
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