Kevork Chavush attained a legendary status during his lifetime for his extraordinary daring and valor in defense of the Armenian peasantry against harassment by marauding Turkish and Kurdish forces.

[1] He was the undisputed leader of Armenian revolutionary forces in the region of Taron-Sasun from 1904 until his death in 1907 after being wounded in a battle with the Ottoman army.

He returned to Taron in 1890 to join his friend Hampartsoum "Murad" Boyadjian's group of Armenian fighters with the aim of defending Armenian-populated villages from Hamidian persecutions.

During his career as a fedayee fighter, Gevorg worked with leaders Serob Aghpyur, Gurgen (Baghdasar Malian) and later Andranik Ozanian.

[6] In 1901, Gevorg fought alongside Andranik at the Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery, where a small group of fedayee repelled a much larger Turkish force.

[5] Although his daring actions made him a legend among the local Armenians and Kurds, some of Kevork's men began to oppose his impulsive and reckless behavior.

[12][8] Although the badly outnumbered group of 84 fedayee killed more than 120 Turkish soldiers and their commander Keoseh Binbashi,[9] Kevork lost consciousness after being wounded and was carried away by his comrades and the villagers of Sulukh.

[11] Like many other fedayee leaders, Kevork entered the Armenian popular consciousness as a national hero and remains revered to this day.