Shamoun Hanne Haydo
{{Short description|Assyrian leader (1870–1964)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shamoun Hanne Haydo
| native_name = ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܢܢܐ ܚܝܕܐ
| native_name_lang = syr
| image = Aramean fighter Shamoun Hanna Haydo.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The last known photo of Haydo
| birth_date = 1870
| birth_place = Sare, Ottoman Empire
| death_date = 1964
| death_place = Beth Sbirino, Turkey
| nationality =
| other_names =
| occupation =
| known_for = Defending villages during the Sayfo
}}
Shamoun Hanne Haydo ({{langx|syr|ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܢܢܐ ܚܝܕܐ}}) was a Syriac{{Cite book |last=Astourian |first=Stephan |url=https://books.google.se/books?id=FJ3UDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=assyrian+leader+Shamoun+hanne+haydo&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwij1-LO4MiMAxVsIhAIHdoDBk8Q6wF6BAgMEAU#v=onepage&q=assyrian%20leader%20Shamoun%20hanne%20haydo&f=false |title=Collective and State Violence in Turkey: The Construction of a National Identity from Empire to Nation-State |last2=Kévorkian |first2=Raymond |date=2020-11-01 |publisher=Berghahn Books |isbn=978-1-78920-451-3 |language=en}} clan leader during the early 20th century. He is best known for defending his own community—and other Syriac communities—in Tur Abdin during the Sayfo.{{Cite web |last=SyriacPress |date=2024-04-17 |title=The Haydo family builds a memorial for Syriac fighter Şemun Hanne Haydo |url=https://syriacpress.com/blog/2024/04/17/the-haydo-family-builds-a-memorial-for-syriac-fighter-semun-hanne-haydo/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Syriac Press |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Sayfo Commemoration – Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch |url=https://syrianorthodoxchurch.org/2019/06/sayfo-commemoration-2/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=syrianorthodoxchurch.org}}{{Cite book |url=https://www.librarything.com/work/25675756/t/SYRIAC-FOLK-HERO-SHAMOUN-HANNE-HAYDO-A-Documentary-Novel |title=SYRIAC FOLK HERO-SHAMOUN HANNE HAYDO (A Documentary Novel) |isbn=978-3-947812-05-9}}
Legacy
A book about Shamoun's life and legacy was written and published by Turkish author Kemal Yalcin around 2020.{{Cite web |title=Süryani Halk Kahramanı Şemun Hanne Haydo |url=https://www.birzamanlaryayincilik.com/kitap/suryani-halk-kahramani-semun-hanne-haydo |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Birzamanlar Yayıncılık |language=tr}} The book was also translated into several other languages, namely English, German, Dutch, and the Turoyo dialect of Neo-Aramaic.{{Cite web |last=Redaktionen |date=2018-12-19 |title=Assyrisk folkhjältes historia tillgängliggörs på flera språk |url=https://huyada.com/assyrisk-folkhjaltes-historia-tillgangliggors-pa-flera-sprak/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Huyada |language=sv-SE}}
In 2023, historic photos of Shamoun and his brother Melke were rediscovered by a French researcher, Matin Damart, where it was then part of a handover ceremony.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-09-19 |title=فعالية بمناسبة تسليم صورة لشمعون حنا حيدو قائد المقاومة السريانية في مجازر السيفو |url=https://syriacpress.com/ar/2023/09/19/%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%AD/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=SyriacPress Arabic |language=ar}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-09-20 |title=Historical photos discovered: Semun Turan about the discovery of the 1908 photo of Melke Hanne Haydo |url=https://www.assyriatv.org/2023/09/historical-photos-discovered-semun-turan-about-the-discovery-of-the-1908-photo-of-melke-hanne-haydo/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Assyria TV |language=sv-SE}} The photo of Melke was also discussed at a presentation in the Netherlands, with a speech delivered by Bishop Polycarpus Augin Aydin recounting the life of Melke and Shamoun.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-19 |title=Grote opkomst bij presentatie historische foto van Melke Hanne Haydo uit 1908 {{!}} Suryoyo Sat Nederland |url=https://suryoyosat.nl/grote-opkomst-bij-presentatie-historische-foto-van-melke-hanne-haydo-uit-1908/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20231130065759/https://suryoyosat.nl/grote-opkomst-bij-presentatie-historische-foto-van-melke-hanne-haydo-uit-1908/ |archive-date=2023-11-30 |access-date=2025-03-23 |work=Suryoyo Sat Nederland |language=nl-NL}}
The following year, in 2024, descendants of Haydo built a memorial for him in preparation for a commemorative event in the village of Sārī as well as in Germany and the Netherlands.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-04-17 |title=The Haydo family builds a memorial for Syriac fighter Şemun Hanne Haydo |url=https://syriacpress.com/blog/2024/04/17/the-haydo-family-builds-a-memorial-for-syriac-fighter-semun-hanne-haydo/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Syriac Press |language=en-US}} The documentary aired in November of that year in Enschede, and the event was broadcast by numerous TV broadcasters.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-11-25 |title=Dokumentärfilm om Semun Hanne Haydo premiärvisades |url=https://huyada.com/dokumentarfil-om-semun-hanne-haydo-premiarvisades/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Huyada |language=sv-SE}}{{Cite web |last=SyriacPress |date=2024-11-28 |title=Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) communities in Netherlands and Germany honor hero Şemun Hanne Haydo on 150th anniversary of his birth |url=https://syriacpress.com/blog/2024/11/28/syriac-aramean-assyrian-chaldean-communities-in-netherlands-and-germany-honor-hero-semun-hanne-haydo-on-150th-anniversary-of-his-birth/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Syriac Press |language=en-US}}
In 2025, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Haydo's birth, some of his descendants offered a tribute plaque featuring Haydo's picture and €8,000 to Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yusuf Çetin as gratitude for supporting Syriacs in Turkey and the Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church's establishment in Istanbul.{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-01-27 |title=Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yusuf Çetin honored in the Netherlands on 150th Anniversary of Şemun Hanna Haydo’s birthday |url=https://syriacpress.com/blog/2025/01/27/syriac-orthodox-archbishop-yusuf-cetin-honored-in-the-netherlands-on-150th-anniversary-of-simon-hanna-haydos-martyrdom/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Syriac Press |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.imprescriptible.fr/rhac/tome4/l1-p4-ch2 MARDIN 1915 Yves Ternon, Book 1, Part 4, Chapter 2 "Deïr el-Omar Mar Gabriel, Kefarbé, Bâsabrina"]
- [https://www.academia.edu/9898440/Halk_Kahraman%C4%B1_Ba%C4%9Flam%C4%B1nda_%C5%9Eemune_Hanne_Haydo_%C5%9Eemune_Hanne_Haydo_In_The_Context_Public_Hero_ Şemune Hanne Haydo In The Context Public Hero]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r4oguSm14E 2024 Documentary Recording from Assyria TV]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj6GZr3gZ_s Book Discussion in Turoyo]
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Category:Syriac Orthodox Christians
Category:Turkish people of Assyrian descent