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

ut at least in one instance, the population of a city
(Sarnie "or) belonging to Vahram of Sag, was forbidden to
resist, by Yahram himself .
KG p.241-2:"One of the nobles, named Molar noyin. whose
lot had fallen over those regions, while they moved from
their abode in the Mughan plain, sent a small force of
about 100 men who came and encamped by the city of Samk'or,
and blocked the entrance to and exit from it". This
city belonged to Vahram and his son Albuia who had taken
it from the Persians. When the residents sent to Vahram
for protection the latter refused and forbade them to
resist. "The foreigners' army increased daily untij. their
commander Molar arrived and fought against the city. He
filled the trench which surrounded the city walls with
wood and stalks, so that they might easily climb onto
the walls. But the people threw fire down at night
and burned the filler. Now in the morning when Molay noyin
saw that, he ordered each of his soldiers to bring a load
of soil and to throw it into the trench. When this was
done the area became level with the walls.
•Then each soldier applied himself to that part of the
city directly In front of him. And they took it, killed
all the inhabitants, burned the buildings and took whatever
they found there.. They then fell upon other fortresses
under Vahram1s sway: Terunakan, Ergevank Macnaberd (which
belong to Eiwrike Bagratunl, Alaartan's son), Gardman,
and other regions [such as] $arenk*. And another chief
named latalan noyin went to Getabak. H^w Vahram who was
then in Gardman, secretly fled at night to wherever he
was able. Meanwhile the army of foreigners battled with
the foretreeses. Those inside them unwillingly provided
the Mongols with horses, livestock and whatever else they
demanded. The Mongols placed taxes over them and left
them...
"But those who took Samk'or had come with all their
baggage to Tamil, Kacaret', Norberd, Gag and the surrounding
areas. Placing these regions in great straits, they
beseiged them" (KG p. 242). See also KC pp. 186-87; Mur.
PP. 72-73.
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