| Daniel Bek-Pirumyan (Armenian: Դանիել բեկ-Փիրումյան) |
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| Born | 1861 Nakhichevanik, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1921 Karakilisa, Armenian SSR |
| Allegiance | Armenian people |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | Russian Caucasus Army Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Armenia |
| Battles/wars | Caucasus Front, Battle of Sardarapat |
Daniel Bek-Pirumyan (Armenian: Դանիել բեկ-Փիրումյան) (November 22, 1861–1921) was a famed Armenian military commander and national hero. He was the top commander of the Battle of Sardarapat.
Daniel Bek-Pirumyan was born in 1861 in Nakhichevanik village of the Elisabethpol Governorate of the Russian Empire. He graduated from the public school in Shusha and started his military service in 1881 in Yerevan. In 1890, Pirumyan was promoted to the military rank of captain and in 1913, he became a colonel. During World War I, he fought in the Caucasus Front as a colonel in the Tsarist army During this period, he was also the commander of a regiment in Western Armenia. On May 26, 1918, he participated in the Battle of Sardarapat as a commander-in-chief. His cousin, Poghos Bek-Pirumyan also participated in the battle as the commander of the 5th Karabakh Regiment.
After the establishment of the Soviet Union, he was arrested and executed by the Bolsheviks in Karakilisa in 1921.