AN ARMENIAN GRAVESTONE DISCOVERED

AZG Armenian Daily
28/08/2008

Historical

An Armenian gravestone of historical importance is discovered in
Hamadan (Iran). It has come to our days from the epoch of the monarchy
of the Iranian Shah Mohammadali and the Constitutional movement May
6, 1912.

According to Tehran "Alik" newspaper, the gravestone is 104 cm in
length, 58 cm in width, and there is a writing on it consisting of
11 lines. The writing belongs to the Armenian martyr Trdat Chijian.

The gravestone is discovered near the Armenian Church St. Stepanos
in Hamadan by the Iranian Culture Heritage organization.

There is a cross on the upper part of the gravestone, on the left
side of it a rifle is carved and on the right – a pistol.

Taking into account that the date of the gravestone coincides with
the date of the martyrdom of the national revolutionary Eprem Khan,
it is supposed that the gravestone belongs to the one of the 12
Armenian volunteers of the group of Eprem Khan, who participated in
the capture of the castle of Surji village, 70 km far from Hamadan,
"Noyan Tapan" reported.