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

er hayreneac * iwroc * yawura nora)"c According to Vardan
Arewelc'i, when the Shaddadid Manuchihr ruled Ani-Slrak,
he recalled from exile Grigor Pahlawuni and restored his
holdings . Furthermore, Armenians, Greeks and Georgians
serving in the armies of the Shah-Armena and the sultana
of Iconium/Konya also received iotas—originally condition-
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al landholds which quickly became hereditary .
The situation of shock and confusion which many
cavalrymen or azats. the "gentry*, found themselves in,
dispoeseased from their lands, was described by the late
llth century author Aristakee Laativertc'i: "The cavalry
wanders about lordleaaly, some in Persia, some in Greece,
Borne in Georgia. The aepuh brigade of azats has left
its patrimony and fallen from wealth; they growl wherever
they happen to be, like lion cubs in their lairs" . Members
of the azatagundk' havoc *. the cavalry of Armenia, clustered
around successful bandits like Gol Vasil or Philaretus
For references and discussion, HAP pp. 497-98.
HAP pp. 495-96.
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