History of Kahramanmaraş dates back to pre-historic times. The city was founded during the Hittite Empire sovereignty ca. 1000 BC. It was called "Germanicia Caesarea" during the Roman Empire and "Germanicia-Marasion" during the Byzantine Empire sovereignty. After A.D. 1097, it became an important town of Lesser Armenia and was taken by the Seljuks in 1147. In the 16th century, the Ottoman Osmanli Empire Selim I, took the control of Maraş. Because of its heroic defense against the French Armenian Legion during the War of Independence, Maraş receieved an honour medallion. This heroic event is also known as the Sütçü İmam Incident. On October 7, 1973 it got its modern name when the Grand National Assembly (TBMM) of Turkey added "Kahraman" (means Hero in Turkish) to the name Maraş.
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