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

Hie depredations in Georgia and Armenia provoked yet
another rebellion which, like the two preceding ones,
was crushed at the expense of extreme suffering to people,
livestock, crops and property . Religious persecution
intensified during the second part of the reign of
Ghazan*s successor, his brother Muhammad Khuda-Banda
("servant of God", 1304-16). In 1307 Khuda-Banda, or
Zarabanda ("servant of an ass") as the Armenian sources
styled him, resumed collection of the jizya or head-tax
on non-Muslims, something Ghazan had tried but was obliged
2
to discontinue . The sources report that even month-old
children were registered for payment of the Jizya3.
Furthermore, Christians were now required to wear identifying
patches of blue or black material on their clothing *.
1 HAP III p. 637? Rashid III p. 171; SO pp. 224-25.
2 SKP p. 533; HAP III pp. 640-41; 14CC #55 p. 41.
Alisan, Hayapatua. p. 526; 14CC p. 104.
4 SA p. 165 and BH p. 507 state that already in Ghazan'3
day this practise was adopted and included the Jews, who
never had been a protected people under the Mongols. SA
p. 168; 14CC #178 p. 138. #61 p. 46, #62 p. 47, #89 P. 66,
#125 P. 92, #130 p. 96, #135 PP. 101-102. "...In this
year [1318/19] the entire Christ-glorifying flock was
troubled by the breath of larabandalul, Khan of the Nation
of the Archers. Inspired by Satan, he orcTered that
taxes be collected from all Christians because of their
faith in Christ, and he ordered that a blue mark/badge be
sewn on the shoulders of Believers* Beyond this, they took
taxes from clerics, without the Khan's order. Then the
thrice-blessed, holy patriarch ZaTc'aria went after the
Khan as far as Babylon [and remained] one whole year..He
received from him a yarligh(arlrex) freeing the clerics
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