Artin Dadyan Pasha (1830 to 1901) was Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

from 1880 until 1901, one of the highest ranking

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

s in the Ottoman state. He was the son of an Ottoman civil servant, and members of his family had held important government positions for generations. He was educated at the Sorbonne in Paris and spent his career in an array of positions in the Sultan's service. He was promoted the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs in 1880, and held that title until his death in 1901. In 1885 he was granted the title

pasha Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, gener ...

. In 1899 he was assigned to approach the

Armenian Revolutionary Federation The Armenian Revolutionary Federation ( hy, Հայ Յեղափոխական Դաշնակցութիւն, ՀՅԴ ( classical spelling), abbr. ARF or ARF-D) also known as Dashnaktsutyun (collectively referred to as Dashnaks for short), is an Armenian ...

to discuss peace. He sent his son Diran Bey Dadian to negotiate with the Armenian exiles in Switzerland.

References

* * {{cite web , title=Armenians in the Ottoman Foreign Service - , website=Turks and Armenians - Turkish-Armenian Relations Throughout History | A Project by Marmara University , date=1909-05-15 , url=https://turksandarmenians.marmara.edu.tr/en/armenians-in-the-ottoman-foreign-service/ , ref={{sfnref , Turks and Armenians - Turkish-Armenian Relations Throughout History | A Project by Marmara University , 1909 , access-date=2021-07-11 Armenians from the Ottoman Empire Politicians of the Ottoman Empire