Onel5969: Adding short description: "1920s rebellion in Turkey" (Shortdesc helper)
The '''Nestorian rebellion''' was an uprising by the [[Nestorian]] community in southeast Turkey, which began on 12 September 1924 and ended on 28 September that same year.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Its roots laid in the [[Mosul Question|conflict between Turkey and the British over the status of Mosul]]. In order to get the upper hand in the conflict, Britain promised the Nestorians in Turkey an independent Nestorian homeland, which led to a Nestorian uprising. After the rebellion ended, 8,000 Nestorians were deported into [[Mandatory Iraq]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
(An earlier rebellion by the Nestorian community had taken place in 3-4 September 1924.)<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Conflicts in 1924]]
[[Category:1924 in Turkey]]
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