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

The Armenophile David III who ruled Georgia for less than
a year (1155/56-1156/57) "showed such benevolence as to
send for the King Kiwrike, son of King Dawit' Bagratuni,
and promise to return to him his patrimony which his
ancestors had taken away from him; and thus he sent him
back with presents, and arranged a meeting" . According
to indications in the Albanian Chronicle of Mzit'ar Gol,
the Arcrunids who held the position of mayor (amiraoet.
sahap) of liflis and also owned lands at Kayean and Mahkan-
aberd, were expelled from the kingdom under king Giorgi III
(1156/57-1184), th ough Giorgi's successor T'amar restored
2
them in their holdings .
Lowsett, op.cit.. p. 488.
2 ibid, pp. 488-89: "When he became king, Giorgi made to
seize Prince Vasak, for he bore him a grudge, for when
he was governor of the town he did not honour him as much
as his brother Dawit' and would not serve and obey him;
other rpinces of Georgia also speaking ill of him, Vasak
fled with his brothers and went''to 1'iodupolis which is
now called the town of Karin [Erzerum], And the emir named
Saltuz received him with joy and honor, for when Saltux
was captured by the Georgian army whilst he begeiged the
town of Ani and was brought before King Demetre in Tillis,
Vasak did him many services; because of this, he honored
them with gifts and granted them authority over many
villages. And having been there for some months, Vasak
died and was buried in the church called Astuacacin (Mother
of God) in the town. And his standard and clarior and
authority were given to his brother called K'urd, and he
remained there in great esteem".
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