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

elements in the army learned about plana for a Caucasian
rebellion (1249/50):
...suddenly all the nobility of the Tatar
army held a council, armed, and universally
wanted to ravage the lands of Armenia and
Georgia, [lands] obedient to them, because the
Georgian king sought to rebell with all the
princes...Cthe Mongols] wanted generally to
destroy everyone. 1.
Awag's patron and friend Chaghatai prevented this, and
in a drammatio appeal to the furious Mongols presented
the views of the central government, barely preventing
a massacre of the captured naxarars:
...One of the senior leaders, general of
the entire army named Chaghatai, a friend of
Awag, came amidst the armed troops and said to
them: 'We have no order from the Khan to kill
those who are obedient to us, stand* in service
to us, and pay taxes to the Khan. And the
reality of their rebellion is not certain. But
if.we destroy them without cause, you will be
responsible to the Khan. 2.
Though the naxarars were not executed, the Turkmans,
nonetheless, were allowed to vent their rage on the Caucasian
.KG^p. 319: "...yankarcakl xorhurd arareal amenayn awagani
«aix
ixanok n...kaaein ar hasarak kotore
zameneein"
KG p. 32.0; "...Mi, omn yawag glxaworac'n. or^soravar er
amenayn zorun.Caiatay anun nora. or barekamn er Awagin.
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