The Successors of Genghis Khan - Robert Bedrosian's Armenian ...

THE SUCCESSORS OF GENGHIS KHAN
Khan; they fought several battles and Abaqa Khan gained victories
over them. In the end, in the year 66—,109 they110 were obliged to
make peace, as shall be related in the history of Abaqa Khan,111
and forsook hostilities from that time onward until the reign of Arghun
Khan, when in Ramadan of the year 687 [October-November, 1288]
there came a great army of theirs led by Tama-Toqta. Arghun Khan
had set out from his winter quarters in Arran for his summer quarters.
When he heard the news of their approach, he turned back, sending
the emirs on in advance with an army. They gave battle and killed a
great number of their advance forces, while the remainder withdrew
in a rout.112 From that time until the auspicious reign of the Lord of
Islam (may God cause him to reign forever!) they have committed no
further hostile action and out of weakness have chosen concord in
preference to discord. They outwardly profess friendship and unity
and upon every occasion send ambassadors to the Lord of Islam to
report on events and bring gifts and presents.
History of the accession of Tode-Mongke, the brother of Mongke-
Temiir; his dethronement by Tole-Buqa and Konchek-Buqa ; their joint rule;
Toqta's fleeing from them; and his killing them by guile with the help of
Noqai
When Mongke-Temiir died in the year 681/1282-1283, after a
reign of 16 years, Tode-Mongke, the third son of Toqoqan, ascended
the throne in the same year. He was ruler for awhile, and then the
sons of Mongke-Temiir, Alghu and Toghriil, and the sons of Tartu
(who was the eldest son of Toqoqan), namely Tole-Buqa and Konchek,
deposed him from the Khanate on the pretext that he was insane,
and [they] themselves ruled jointly for 5 years. As for Toqta, the son of
Mongke-Temur, whose mother, Oljei Khatun, was the grandmother
of Kelmish-Aqa Khatun, they were plotting against him because they
saw in his face the marks of valor and manliness. Becoming aware of
their intention he fled from them and took refuge with Biliqchi, the
"» Presumably 664/1265-1266. II0 That is, the Golden Horde.
111 See Arends, pp. 68-69, where, however, there is mention only of their defeat,
not of peace negotiations.
112 See Arends, p. 127.
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