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military man XarsayiS Orbelean by Abaqa-Khan are also<br />

noteworthy*<br />

Often <strong>the</strong> Caucasians suffered decimation .<br />

In 1261 many <strong>Armenia</strong>n <strong>and</strong> Georgian warriors died when<br />

<strong>Mongol</strong> general Kltbuqa's army <strong>in</strong> Egypt was wiped out .<br />

Pr<strong>in</strong>ce Sewada Xagene'i was killed <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> battle for<br />

Mayyafarik<strong>in</strong>3. In 1261/62 (710 A.E.) <strong>the</strong> young pr<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

Burt'el Orbelean died <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> North Caucasus, fight<strong>in</strong>g<br />

KOlegii's enemy, Berke . Caucasians died <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> war<br />

SO p. 170: "...And because [ZarsayiS] was a nan powerful<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>trepid, warlike, <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> astound<strong>in</strong>g size, wherever<br />

he wgnt he displayed great valor <strong>in</strong> all warfare: <strong>in</strong><br />

Khurasan, Syria, BUB, <strong>in</strong> Haas <strong>and</strong> Haa, among <strong>the</strong> Egyptians<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong> Darb<strong>and</strong>. V<strong>in</strong>e times personally did he direct <strong>the</strong><br />

battle, as a consequence <strong>of</strong> which he was honored with<br />

many great gifts by <strong>the</strong> K<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> K<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>and</strong> received a<br />

golden balls which was flat, <strong>the</strong> sice <strong>of</strong> a fig, <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />

weight one Iter—for such was <strong>the</strong> honor <strong>of</strong> victory".<br />

KG pp. 388-89.<br />

7A p. 152,<br />

SO p. 162} .CIA v. Ill p. 218 (foldout).<br />

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