HISTORY BOOK OF GURIN

Published in 1974 by the Compatriotic Union of Gurin
Under the direction of Bedros Minasian

TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 [Am] Preface
9 [PDF] [En] About this book (History of Gurun)            [Editor's note: this section was originally published in English.]
FIRST CHAPTER
17 [Am] Early and middle bronze age races and peoples in Armenian mountainous regions and in neighbouring countries S.D. Yeremian
56 [Am] Melidine during the Hittite period A. Alboyadjian
74 [Am] From the historical past of the town of Gurin M.K. Khantamour
105 [Am] Armenians of Kamirk S.V. Temourdjian
182 [Am] Mentions of the name of Gurin or Gourrin S.H. Eprigian
186 [Am] [En] Gürün or Gurin Vrt. Gh.H. Indjedjian
186 [Am] [En] Travel to Babylon Beyi P. Feroukhian
187 [Am] Gurin, Mandjelek and Darende Ker. A. Aleksantrian
191 [Fr] An archbishop from Gurin near Napoleon ***
192 [Am] Wild animals and birds Souren Sourenian
194 [Am] Benevolent, educational and cultural associations H. Yeprem Boghosian
SECOND CHAPTER
205 [Am] Overview, facts Gurintsi
233 [Am] Reports, figures Sd. Panian
272 [Am] Gurin, as it existed, liberation movements, Toros Dzarougian Souren Sourenian
329 [Am] Images from Chello's life Shoughoultsi
332 [Am] Toros Dzarougian (Chello) Sirvart
351 [Am] The epic devoted to Chello Ashough Arakel
352 [Am] The Ankara case (from the press) ***
364 [Am] Lived moments and memories from Gurin Doct. V. Topalian
387 [Am] [En] Churches, religious figures, a sect N.Kh. Magarian
398 [Am] [En] Monasteries near Gurin Hamazasb H. Vosganian
404 [Am] The situation of the Catholic church A. Vrt. Mikayelian
410 [Am] Appendix A
449 [Am] Appendix B (press: 1870-1914)
THIRD CHAPTER
505 [Am] Popular poetry of Gurin and troubadour songs Bedros Minasian
508 [Am] Popular poetry of Gurin, samples Varto Indjeian
526 [Am] Troubadours of Gurin: T. Djghelian, Khelok Emmi (Garabed Minasian), Eper (Vartivar Haladjian), Sefer Zade, Ago of Gharasar ***
536 [Am] Detailed tales Souren Sourenian
544 [Am] Types
554 [Am] Events and traditions
562 [Am] Maxims in the dialect of Gurin G.H. Demirdjian
567 [Am] Curses in the dialect of Gurin
567 [Am] Riddles in the dialect of Gurin
569 [Am] About the prejudices of Gurin
571 [Am] Samples of the dialect of Gurin
574 [Am] Dialects of the region of Capadocia Hr. Adjarian
576 [Am] Lion cubs and the smart ones, the bed of the Lord Dikran Piranian
587 [Am] A national poem from 1913 (Gurin) Agh. Tchilingirian
588 [Am] The cow of the shepherd, the marriage of the Green S. Bozghourdian
595 [Am] Stone kid, the goat of Idir, the new year N. Kh. Magarian
599 [Am] Poem of the most beautiful melancoly Vahe Vahian
602 [Am] Poem for the panicked flock
603 [Am] Haroutioun Galents, flower garden Antranig Dzarougian
611 [Am] The song of Galents Shahen Khatchadourian
615 [Am] Mihran Toumadjian Tsitsilia Proudian
619 [Am] Figures and events, the Kochounians Vrt. M. Bodourian
621 [Am] Reverend Haigazoun Khantamour H.A. Kardashian
622 [Am] Doctor N. Abdalian, Miss Zabel Abdalian ***
624 [Am] About the Savoulian Family K. Pamboukdjian
626 [Am] Painter Hovh. Tchilingirian-Tarpinian Editor
629 [Am] Protest against Turkish usurpations ***
FOURTH CHAPTER
635 [Am] [En] Archbishop Khoren Timaksian (1864-1915) ***
638 [Am] To the Archbishop Khoren Timaksian H.V. Shehirian
640 [Am] The catastrophy of 1915 H. Haladjian
657 [Am] [En] The deportation of Gurin Satenig Kalaydjian
661 [Am] [En] The massacre and the deportation of Gurin Yeghia Khredian
665 [Am] [En] Excerpts of the writings of a german citizen who died in Turkey ***
670 [Am] [En] Remembrances from the 1915-1919 period S.M. Kasbarian
677 [Am] [En] Sequences from the events of 1915 L. Hekimian
683 [Am] Life in 1915 Avedis Djghelian
717 [Am] Sequences of events from the catastrophy of 1915 Dzeroun
721 [Am] The heroic act of Vartan Djghelian Hovh. Minasian
724 [Am] The heroic girl of the caravan V. Hovag
726 [Am] A girl of Pera who was given a very sheltered upbringing Teotig
729 [Am] Run heroic girl! ***
732 [Am] Important figures ***
734 [Am] [En] The list of Gurintsi volunteers in the Great War ***
735 [Am] Life in Gurin after the First World War H.B. Shehirian
736 [Am] The conscience of an Arab "Memory of Gurin"
736 [Am] Gurin 1958-1968 (Travels) N.Kh. Kavar
738 [Am] The Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire - Relative report 1st of April 1921 ***
FIFTH CHAPTER
743 [Am] Programs and regulations of the unions of compatriots of Gurin 1899-1936 ***
758 [Am] The periodical, "Memory of Gurin" ***
761 [Am] Lifetime and activities of the unions of compatriots of Gurin Editor
794 [Am] Figures: Doctors, artists, national activists, architects, etc. ***
815 [Am] Seropie village, Lebanon Editor
818 [Am] In a few words Editor

Credits: The above Table of Contents was translated by an Armenian from Turkey who prefers to remain anonymous. Edits by Luc Vartan Baronian. The book was scanned entirely by Denis Der Sarkissian.