The Turco-Mongol Invasions and the Lords of Armenia in the 13 ...

etrospect, this Mongol campaign, conducted by a relatively
small army of 20,000 was nothing short of astounding,
accomplishing the defeat of 20 peoples and a complete
circuit of the Caspian in less than two years .
The second invasion of the Caucasus took place
immediately after the Mongol departure in 1222, and was
caused by it. This time the participants were nomadic
Qlpchaq Turks from the plains to the north. In their
turn defeated by the Mongols, one siseable body of
Qlpohaqe fled from them in a southward direction. Request-
ing dwelling places in the Caucasus, they were disbelieved
and refused at Saxband, whereupon they pillaged and
looted there; at the Georgian city of Eabala; and all |
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the way south to the city of Oanjak in Caucasian Albania . |
abyss with wood and stones, their goods, horses and military
equipment and thus crossed over and went to their own land.
The name of their leader was Sabada Bahatur", EG p. 203.
Yardant "In 1223 those same [Mongols] wanted to depart.
Furthermore, their ambassadors had found Armenia and
Georgia [militarily] ready and assembled, and they so
reported (tareal zhambawn). [Thus] they did not dare
come and instead turned and went awayn,VA p. 142.
1
J .J. Saunders, op.cjt.. p. 59.
2
HAP III p. 602; SEPHA p. 93; Ibn al-Athlr pp. 463-67;
Kirakos* information is found in his chapter 12: "Afterwards
when some time had passed, another force of Huns,
called Xb axs game through Georgia to king Lala and to the
haaarapet Iwane so that these two might give them a place
to dwell and [in exchange] they would serve them loyally.
However they did not agree to accept the Qlpchaqs.
" So the Qlpchaqs arose and went to the residents of the
city of Ganjsk where they were joyously received, since
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