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

De-naxarariration in this instance involved the reaoval
of powerful military men from the Caucasus "temporarily"
during campaigns of varying durations, and permanently,
through death in foreign lands.
According to the History of K'art '14, the stringent
requirements involved in participating in Mongol campaigns
were a major cause of the Caucasian princes' rebellion
of 1259-61:
...The Georgians were menaced because [the
Mongols] were fightinga protracted and uninterrupted
war [lasting 7 years] against the Assassins, while
the Georgians were fighting along with them, divided
into two sections. Each [Georgian] ruler was
apportioned [to the service of] one noyin... 1.
...[The Georgian lords] all wondered: 'What
shall we do without someone of the royal line to
guide us and fight against the Tatars? We are
disunited and unable to resist them. So wickedly
do they menace us that we go off to Alamut each
year, withstanding all sorts of troubles and
dangers. 2.
It is true that the Mongols placed considerable trust
in certain Armenian lords, such as amirspaealar Sahneah'a
son Zak'are and Prof Xaibakean who aided in the capture
of Baghdad (1258) . The honors bestowed upon the noted
EC p. 208; Mur. p. 88
1C p. 214; Mur. p. 93.
KG pp. 380, 384, 385.
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