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No sooner had this situation been resolved , however than one <strong>of</strong><br />

.Ch<strong>in</strong>giz-Khan's great gr<strong>and</strong>sons, Tegiider, rebelled <strong>in</strong> 1268.<br />

Teglider's hold<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong>cluded parts <strong>of</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn Georgia <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Gelarkunik* area around Lake Sewan <strong>in</strong> <strong>Armenia</strong> .<br />

Armeno-Georgian troops aided <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> suppression <strong>of</strong> this<br />

rebellion, just as <strong>the</strong>y had fought for <strong>the</strong> II-Khans<br />

o<br />

aga<strong>in</strong>st Berke . In both <strong>in</strong>stances <strong>the</strong> <strong>Armenia</strong>n <strong>and</strong><br />

Georgian agriculturalists were <strong>the</strong> primary losers, s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

1 KAP III p. 632; SEPKA pp. 161-62; SMP p. 357; Accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />

to <strong>the</strong> KG, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> period prior to <strong>the</strong> death <strong>of</strong> k<strong>in</strong>g David<br />

(d.1270), Tegiider, bro<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> Baraq-Khan <strong>of</strong> Turan, rebelled<br />

aga<strong>in</strong>st Abaqa. <strong>The</strong> latter had granted* Tegiider summer<br />

camp<strong>in</strong>g grounds on <strong>the</strong> Ararat mounta<strong>in</strong>s, w<strong>in</strong>ter<strong>in</strong>g quarters<br />

on <strong>the</strong> bank <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Arax plus Naxijewan, <strong>and</strong> tax-collect<strong>in</strong>g<br />

rights over <strong>the</strong> country belong<strong>in</strong>g to Baraq <strong>the</strong>re. Tegiider<br />

<strong>and</strong> his bro<strong>the</strong>r unsuccessfully plotted to overthrow Abaqa.<br />

When <strong>the</strong> plot failed, Tegiider went to Savseti <strong>and</strong> ASaria<br />

<strong>in</strong> Georgia <strong>and</strong> persuaded <strong>the</strong> lord Sargis Jaleli to allow<br />

him to pass through. Meanwhile Abaqa sent a force <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Sahnsah's son Iwane <strong>the</strong> m<strong>and</strong>at *urt *-uxue *es <strong>and</strong> under<br />

<strong>the</strong> comman* <strong>of</strong> Chormaghun's BOP Shiremun.Tn pursuit.<br />

Tegtider was defeated <strong>and</strong> lost many men <strong>in</strong> a l<strong>and</strong>slide.<br />

However he <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> survivors managed to reach David <strong>in</strong><br />

Kutais where he was royally enterta<strong>in</strong>ed. "Frequently k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

David went to Tegiider <strong>and</strong> managed all <strong>the</strong> rituals <strong>and</strong><br />

ceremonies, <strong>and</strong> so served before him....<strong>The</strong> same was done<br />

by <strong>the</strong> queen, <strong>the</strong> daughter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> great Palaeologus, ruler<br />

<strong>of</strong> Constant<strong>in</strong>ople" (KC pp. 261-62; Kur. p. <strong>13</strong>3). Now as<br />

soon as Shiremi<strong>in</strong> returned to Abaqa with <strong>the</strong> good news<br />

that Tegucfer was out <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> way, a road-guard on <strong>the</strong><br />

Khorasan highway arrived say<strong>in</strong>g that Baraq was on <strong>the</strong> move.<br />

Abaqa summoned David <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Georgian army <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>y went,<br />

with <strong>the</strong> Georgians serv<strong>in</strong>g as advance-attackers. While<br />

this was go<strong>in</strong>g on, Tegiider sent three comm<strong>and</strong>ers to raid<br />

Javaxet'i. Tegiider <strong>the</strong>n ravaged K'art'li (KC pp. 265-66;<br />

Uur. pp. <strong>13</strong>5-37).<br />

632; Allen p. 117; GA ch . XVI pp. 375-77.<br />

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