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Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Step'annos, <strong>the</strong> preem<strong>in</strong>ence <strong>of</strong> Orbeleana<br />

<strong>in</strong> Caucasian affairs cont<strong>in</strong>ued after Smbat "passed from<br />

this world <strong>in</strong> a chariot <strong>of</strong> angels"—probably murdered<br />

while <strong>in</strong> Tabriz (1274) . Smbat's heir, his younger<br />

bro<strong>the</strong>r Tarsayi! supposedly enthroned Demitre "with great<br />

effort" as k<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> Georgia2. But <strong>the</strong> History <strong>of</strong> K'art'li<br />

describes matters differently. Sadun Arcrunl's great<br />

<strong>in</strong>fluence is noted, while TarsayiS Orbelean is not<br />

even mentioned:<br />

Dur<strong>in</strong>g this period Sadun Mahkanaberdeli had<br />

become stronger than all his contemporary pr<strong>in</strong>ces,<br />

s<strong>in</strong>ce Abaqa liked him. And [Sadun] started to be<br />

caretaker <strong>of</strong> all Georgia's affairs, because [<strong>the</strong><br />

k<strong>in</strong>g] had entrusted [to his care] lord atabek<br />

Awag'a daughter, while XoSak* had given him <strong>the</strong><br />

ejjibdom.<br />

<strong>The</strong>n all <strong>the</strong> didebuls <strong>of</strong> Georgia assembled<br />

<strong>and</strong> took <strong>the</strong> royal Demitre Jo <strong>the</strong> Horde. <strong>The</strong>y<br />

went to Sahniah's son, Iwane, <strong>the</strong> m<strong>and</strong>at'urt*—<br />

uxuc'es. <strong>and</strong> he too went to <strong>the</strong> Horde where <strong>the</strong>y<br />

saw to it.that Demitre received <strong>the</strong> reign...<br />

[Abaqa-Khan] gave <strong>the</strong> entire k<strong>in</strong>gdom to him,<br />

except<strong>in</strong>g [<strong>the</strong> l<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong>] Sargis Jaqeli. He sent<br />

him back to Sadun whom k<strong>in</strong>g Demitre made atabek.. 3.<br />

1 SO p. 166.<br />

2 SO p. 171: "bazug JJaniw".<br />

3 KC pp. 269-70} Mur. p. 150.

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