The death of a nation
Subtitle: or, The ever persecuted Nestorians or Assyrian Christians
By: by Abraham Yohannan, Ph. D.; with 27 illustrations and a map.
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's sons
Published: 1916
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Nestorian Church -- History.; Nestorians.
Notes: "List of works referred to or quoted from": p. xvii-xx.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Preface; title: Bibliography; title: Introduction; title: I; title: A PERSECUTED CHURCH 1; title: I — Foundation of the Nestorian Church under the Parthians (50-225 A D) 31; title: II — Edessa the Starting Point 32; title: III — Mission of Mari 37; title: IV — The Church under the Sassanian Kings (225-651) 40; title: V — The Episcopate of Papa 42; title: VI — The Great Persecution of Shapur II, Zulaktaf (339-379) 44; title: VII — Reorganization of Persian-Nestorian Church (379-399) 52; title: VIII — Church during the Reign of Yazdigird I (399-420) 53; title: IX — Persecution of Yazdigird 55; title: X — Persecution of Bahram V, Gur 57; title: XI — The Patriarchate of Dadisho and his Council (421-456) 59; title: XII — Triumph of Nestorian Church 61; title: XIII — Patriarch MarAbha, Anushirwan, and Other Pro-Christian Kings 64; title: XIV — The Nestorian Tablet 69; title: XV — The Election of Sabhrisho (596-604) 71; title: XVI — Other Means of Spreading Christianity 75; title: XVII — Advent of Islam 77; title: XVIII — Syriac Literature 80; title: XIX — The Christians under Arab Rule — The Constitution of Omar 85; title: XX — Caliphs Interested in Religious Questions 88; title: XXI — Influence of the Assyrian Physicians upon Caliphs 91; title: XXII — Persecution by the Caliphs 95; title: XXIII — Christianization of the Kariat Tribe 99; title: XXIV — The Climax of the Nestorian Church 103; title: XXV — The Downfall of the Nestorian Church under the Mongol Khans 104; title: XXVI — The Onslaught of the Tartars and Kurds 109; title: II; title: A CHAPTER OF HORRORS; title: I — Urumla the Storm Center 117; title: II — The Flight 119; title: III — The House of Refuge 122; title: IV — Statement of German Missionaries 126; title: V — A Heroic Missionary 128; title: VI — A Girl Heroine 130; title: VII — The American Flag Feared 131; title: VIII — Massacre and Rapine Were the Order of the Day 133; title: IX — The Heartless Assassins 134; title: X — A Cowardly Slaughter 135; title: XI — Statement of a Missionary in Urumia, Persia 136; title: XII — Red Horror 137; title: XIII — Rape 139; title: XIV — Abduction 140; title: XV — Islamization 144; title: XVI — Extortion 145; title: XVII — Nestorians in the Kurdistan Mountains 146; title: Synchronistic Table 152; title: Index; title: ILLUSTRATIONS; title: Benyamin Mar Shimun, the Present Patriarch and the 138th Cathoucos of the Assyrian Christians, was Consecrated April 12, 1903; title: Frontispiece; title: The Village of Quchanis — The Patriarchal Seat 8; title: Courtesy of P N Heazell and Mrs Margoliouth; title: A Suburb of Urumia 10; title: Kindness of Mr Paul Shimun; title: St Mary's Church, Urumia (where one of the Magi is Said to be Buried) 12; title: Ruel Mar Shimun, Late Patriarch of the Assyrian Christians 14; title: Mar Timotheos, Metropolitan of Nestorian Church, Trichur, India 16; title: Courtesy of F N Heazell and Mrs Margoliouth; title: A Mansion in Urumia 28; title: The Two Great Columns on the Citadel of Edessa 32; title: Courtesy of F C Burkitt; title: Edessa 38; title: Courtesy of F C Burkitt; title: Shapur 44; title: From Markham, History of Portia; title: The Nestorian Tablet 68; title: Courtesy of Dr Frits V Holm; title: Portions of the Nestorian Tablet 70; title: Scripture Quotation, Syriac and Arabic St. Luke xii, 3-10 Dated 1276 A.D. 80; title: Tartar Wedding — Pursuit of a Bride (Kokburi) 108; title: From Vambery, Travels in Central Asia; title: Timurlang (Tamerlane) 110; title: From a MS in the Possession of Karl Hiersemann, Leipzig; title: Abraham Mar Shimun, 136th Patriarch of the Assyrian Christians 112; title: Refugees from the Kurdistan Mountains in the Russian Consulate, Urumia, Persia 118; title: A Caravan of the Christian Families Fleeing from the Turkish Massacre 120; title: Syrian Women of the Kurdistan Mountains in Flight 122; title: A Wedding Procession in Urumia 124; title: Refugee Girls from the Kurdistan Mountains 126; title: Kindness of Mr Patti Shimon; title: Kurdish Infantry and a Turkish Officer 128; title: The Jehad (Holy War) Declared in Constantinople 138; title: Kurdish Tribesmen, Urumia 142; title: Courtesy of Mr Paul Shimun; title: A Glimpse of Urumia 146; title: Highway through which the Patriarch Led the Refugees 148; title: Kindness of Mr Paul Shimun; title: Rev K Odisho and his Children, Members of the Persecuted Christian Church in Urumia, Persia 150; title: Map of the Territory of the Assyrian Christians At the End