Daniel Bek-Pirumian

Daniel-Bek Pirumyan
Born(1861-11-22)22 November 1861
Nakhichevanik, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1922 (aged 60–61)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Allegiance Russian Empire (1881–1917)
Armenia Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
Service/branchArmy
Years of service1881—1920
RankColonel (Russia)
Lieutenant general (Armenia)
Commands held3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment
5th Karabakh Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I

Turkish–Armenian War

Awardssee below
RelationsPoghos Bek-Pirumyan (cousin)

Daniel-Bek Abisoghomi Pirumyan[a][1][2][3] (Armenian: Դանիէլ Բէկ Աբիսողոմի Փիրումեան; 22 November 1861 – 1922) was an Armenian military commander who served in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and in the army of the First Republic of Armenia. He was one of the commanders of Armenian forces at the Battle of Sardarabad. During the Turkish–Armenian War of 1920, he commanded the unsuccessful defense of Kars and was taken prisoner.


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  2. ^ Khudaverdyan, Kostandin, ed. (1996). "PʻIRUMYAN (Pʻirumov) Daniel bek". Haykakan Hartsʻ Hanragitaran (in Armenian). Yerevan: Haykakan hanragitaran hratarakchʻutʻyun. p. 455.
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