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

troops remained on alert in Mughan . Around 130$,
immediately preceding Khar-Bands's conversion to Islam,
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king Giorgi and various princes were fighting in loonium .
De-nazararization through participation in Mongol exped-
itions resulted in more than the deaths of thousands
of men. In the absence of the naxarar warlords, the
Caucasus was left without committed defenders to protect
it from the persistent raids and sorties of Mongols,
Turks and local rebels.
De-naxararization also was achieved directly by
execution, the ordinary punishment for disloyalty, real
or perceived. The lordly participants in the abortive
Caucasian uprising of 1248/49, though arrested and con-
demned to death, nonetheless were released, thanks
mostly to the humanity of Awag's Mongol friend, general
Chaghatai. However the rebels' properties were ravaged
in reprisal*. Response to the second rebellion of
1259-61 was less restrained. Unatle to vent their
anger oa the participants immediately, the Mongols
KC p. 296; Mur. p. 162.
KG p. 324; Mur. p. 188.
IG pp. 320-21; VA p. 148.
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