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

But when Timur learned about the retaking of Ern}ak,
he left Samarkand and headed for the Caucasus. In revenge
he attacked northeastern Armenia and southern Georgia,
killing, destroying, and taking slaves. More than 60,000
Caucasians were led into slavery this time (in 1400), and
many districts of northern Armenia were depopulated .
Subsequently,Timur headed for western Armenia where he took
Sebastia/Sivaa and Melitene/Malatya from his arch-enemies,
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the Ottomans . After conquering Aleppo, Damascus, Merdin,
and Baghdad, Timur decisively beat and captured the Ottoman
sultan, Bayazld I in 1402. The next year Georgia was
invaded again and its king finally submitted to Timur.
During 1403-1404 Timur wintered in Qarabagh before return-
ing to Saraqand . He died there in 140$ at the age of
70, having left a trail of blood and pyramids of decapitated
heads across Asia and the Middle East.
1 HAP IV p. 30.
2 HAP IV p. 31.
3 HAP IV pp. 31-32.
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