Agha Petros
Petros Elia of Baz ܦܸܛܪܘܿܣ ܐܹܠܝ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܵܙ | |
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 Agha Petros in his French uniform (1920s) | |
| Native name | ܦܸܛܪܘܿܣ ܐܹܠܝ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܵܙ |
| Birth name | Petros Elia |
| Nickname(s) | Agha Petros |
| Born | 1 April 1880 Baz, Hakkari, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 2 February 1932 Toulouse, France |
| Allegiance | Assyrian volunteers, Allies of World War I |
| Relations | Agha Mirza (brother) |
Petros Elia of Baz (Syriac: ܦܸܛܪܘܿܣ ܐܹܠܝ݂ܵܐ ܕܒܵܙ; 1 April 1880 – 2 February 1932), better known as Agha Petros (Syriac: ܐܓܐ ܦܛܪܘܣ) was an Assyrian military leader and statesman during World War I, born in the Lower Baz village of the Ottoman Empire. Petros led the Assyrian independence movement and resistance against the Ottoman Empire and their Kurdish allies during the Assyrian genocide.
Agha Petros defeated the Turks in Sauj Bulak and drove them back to Rawandiz.
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