David Semyonovich Abamelik (1774–1833) was a

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n principal, general-major (1818) from the noble

Abamelik The House of Abamelik ( hy, Աբամելիք, ka, აბამელიქი, russian: Абамелик; also rendered as ''Abamelek'', ''Abymelikov'') was a noble family of Armenian origin in the Kingdom of Georgia, and then in the Russian Empi ...

family. He participated to the wars against

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(1805–1807 and 1812). Abamelik was awarded the

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with brilliants.

Sources

*''Armenian Concise Encyclopedia'', Ed. by acad. K. Khudaverdian,

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, 1990, Vol. 1, p. 8
Armenian Soldiers in the Russian (Prerevolutionary) and Soviet Army
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abamelik, David Semyonovich Armenian people from the Russian Empire Heads of schools in Russia Nobility from the Russian Empire 1774 births 1833 deaths David Semyonovich Educators from the Russian Empire