A cavalry militia or irregular mounted force established during the Ottoman Hamidian period.
From Hamidian, derived from Sultan Hamid II, with the Turkish suffix -ieh indicating a military or administrative unit. These forces were named to honor the sultan.
The Hamidieh cavalry became infamous for committing atrocities against Armenian and other minority populations in the late Ottoman Empire—a dark chapter in the history of the Middle East.
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