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enriched specifically after crushing the SaljuQid suitan
of Bum, Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau near ErzinJan(1243/44) .
Even when the eourcea do not specifically mention it,
the naxarars. if not the common soldiers ordinarily received
some share of the booty during the Mongol campaigns.
Aknerc'i's account of the naxarars1 behavior in the
city of Mayyafarikin/Tigranakert (which was starved into
submission) probably was typical of the naxarars' actions
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elsewhere in western Armenia .
Zion. Whence they took and brought them to the eastern
country and filled the monasteries with all the adornments
of the Church".
KC p. 194; Mur. p. 78: "The Georgians and Tatars swelled
up with all sorts of treasures: gold and silver, gold and
silver cups and bowls, extraordinary cloths and clothing
and so many horses, asses and camels that it is impossible
to count them".
GA pp. 334, 336:"...The Armenian troops there with the
Tat'are found many relics of the saints and took them to
their land. Now the great prince of Armenia named T'aleadin,
from the Bagratuni family, seized a Syrian presbyter and
made him confess that he had found the right [hand] of
the blessed apostle Bartholomew. With great Joy [T'aieadin]
took it to his eastern land and put it in his monastery.
Afterwards, forced by the great Arcrunid prince named
Sadun, he gave it to him. Sadun, lord of Halbat's great
and renowned holy congregation had the blessed right hand
of apostle Bartholomew placed in the holy congregation
of Halbat. And it is in fact there".
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