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Awagids were unwill<strong>in</strong>g to accept this verdict, <strong>and</strong><br />

plotted to destroy Smbat:<br />

Now while <strong>the</strong>se [events] were so [unfold<strong>in</strong>g]<br />

that wicked Satan started stirr<strong>in</strong>g up envy <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>cit<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> tun <strong>of</strong> Awag <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Georgian gr<strong>and</strong>ees<br />

[aga<strong>in</strong>st SmbatJ. Awag had died <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> year 1250/51<br />

(699 A.E.). His wife had a daughter named Xoiak',<br />

<strong>and</strong> ruled all <strong>of</strong> his pr<strong>in</strong>cedom. <strong>The</strong>y agsembled<br />

<strong>in</strong> Tiflis near Arghun, for <strong>the</strong> great Khan had<br />

designated him vezier <strong>and</strong> pastaz (overseer) over<br />

all <strong>the</strong> l<strong>and</strong>s, i.e., comm<strong>and</strong>er <strong>of</strong> all <strong>and</strong> ruler <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> royal taxes <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> great diwan. [It was he]<br />

who made a census <strong>of</strong> all <strong>the</strong> l<strong>and</strong>s <strong>in</strong> 1254/55<br />

(703 A.E.). With numerous bribes <strong>the</strong>y requested<br />

Smbat's destruction <strong>and</strong> that he not be able to<br />

hereditarily transmit his country. Argjhun did<br />

not dare accede to this request, but he did take<br />

away from Smbat many places, <strong>and</strong> severely oppressed<br />

<strong>the</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>der. 1><br />

Smbat made a second journey to <strong>the</strong> Far East ca. 1257,<br />

A<br />

<strong>and</strong> had his rights reconfirmed . Meanwhile Gone'a Zaxiber-<br />

ije-Awagean had married <strong>the</strong> Georgian k<strong>in</strong>g, David Lasaean.<br />

SO p. 159! "lak m<strong>in</strong>S jya avaoea l<strong>in</strong>er, ana bariateac'n<br />

satanay<br />

zmecamecan<br />

eg k<strong>in</strong> nora rone a.vn uner dustr me Xosak anun. Tew<br />

amenavn snayn isxanut ean. nora. vaan oroy £o^ovee'an 1<br />

a* Arjrunn 0% er vazir ew paa^a Cteaug) kargeal<br />

mec j^anen i veray' amenavn asxarhis. ays<strong>in</strong>k *n hramanatar<br />

amenec j<strong>in</strong>^ejj iaxec 'oi^ark *uni harkac jj ew mec diwan<strong>in</strong>.<br />

pr arar aaxarhagir zasxarha amenavn y703 i uakan<strong>in</strong>!<br />

[ bazum kasaf-ok xndre<strong>in</strong> korusanel zSmpat ew 06 iarangec<br />

jjc anel zerkir nora. zor ew 06 hamar.1aker<br />

gyl ar<strong>in</strong> i Smbatay bazum te^ia. ew zmnac'ealsn<br />

B<strong>in</strong> sastkapes".<br />

SO p. 161.<br />

270

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