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

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Accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> History <strong>of</strong> K'art *li. Sadun was made<br />

atabek by <strong>the</strong> new Georgian monarch, <strong>and</strong> upon his death<br />

(dc 1281/82) his son Xut'lubuia Arcruni received Sadun'a<br />

property <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>of</strong> spaapeti . Step'annos Orbelean<br />

wrote <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

...[Arghun-Khan]liked -kiag Benitre greatly.<br />

He gave DemiTre <strong>the</strong> entire l<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Armenia</strong>, tne<br />

tun(House) <strong>of</strong> Awag <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> tun <strong>of</strong> Sahnsah <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Gagec'ik' <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> sons <strong>of</strong>j Sadun...<br />

...<strong>The</strong>n Demitre returned [to <strong>the</strong> Caucasus]<br />

with great Joy <strong>and</strong> all <strong>the</strong> azats <strong>and</strong> gr<strong>and</strong>ees<br />

<strong>of</strong> Georgia <strong>and</strong> <strong>Armenia</strong> with him. When he reached<br />

Sarur, Tarsayic" came before him <strong>and</strong> magnified<br />

<strong>the</strong> k<strong>in</strong>g with great honor <strong>and</strong> royal gifts.<br />

[Demitre] took him to his Awagean country, Ayrarat,<br />

<strong>and</strong> greatly entreat<strong>in</strong>g him, forced him to be<br />

atabek over his entire lordship, from Tiflis to<br />

Ani <strong>and</strong> Kara. He also entrusted TarsayiS with<br />

his young sons, Dawit' <strong>and</strong> Manuel whom he raised<br />

<strong>and</strong> kept. <strong>The</strong>reafter TarsayiS held <strong>the</strong> atabekate<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> l<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Armenia</strong> <strong>and</strong> did many th<strong>in</strong>gs to<br />

lighten[<strong>the</strong> lot <strong>of</strong>] <strong>the</strong> harassed <strong>Armenia</strong>n people...<br />

K<strong>in</strong>g Demitre "sent his little son David to <strong>the</strong> house <strong>of</strong><br />

atabek Awag so that he would grow up <strong>the</strong>re <strong>and</strong> have a<br />

KG p. 281 j ilur. p. 150.<br />

2 Accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> History <strong>of</strong> K'art *li. <strong>the</strong> property <strong>of</strong><br />

atabek Awag, before be<strong>in</strong>g entrusted to k<strong>in</strong>g Demitr.e<br />

-oeionged to <strong>the</strong> sahipdiwan". i.e., to Shams ad-D<strong>in</strong> Juva<strong>in</strong>i<br />

(KC p. 285; Mur. pTTf7JT"s"0 pp7 172-73: "£w er <strong>and</strong><br />

nora _t 'agaworn Denetre. zor sireac ' Ariunn. ew et nma<br />

zamena7n asxarha Kayoc *ztunn Awagean ew ztunn sahansahean<br />

ew Gaggc '<strong>in</strong> ew zordian Sadun at 'abek<strong>in</strong>. . .Asa darjaw t<br />

TTecieTre me caw xndut eamb ew amenayn azatok , ew meeameck<br />

Vrac Tw Hayoc ' <strong>and</strong> nma. Tw ekeal ^ Sarur* gnac nma<br />

<strong>and</strong> aTaj Tarsayicn mecamec patuov. ew ark unakan ancaviwk '<br />

mecareac zt agaworn. Ew na afeal taraw <strong>and</strong> iwj zna<br />

jrerkirnAwagean*yAyrarat. ew bazum .£ axan 1 aqok bf-naz-<br />

>oseac ' £na> -ew £& At abek iverav amenavn terut *ean<br />

iwroy n<strong>in</strong>$ew ,i Tj'^is ew yAni e^ i Kara. £K £d i<br />

ers nora zt^ayan iwr zDawlt £w zManueln aoua<br />

znosa ew pahel . Ew yavnmhete uner Ta^raayiZn ^ zat abekut '<br />

asxarhis Hayoc '. ew bazum b diwrut * jw_n. ew olarnmt ''iwn<br />

neieal azgis Kayoc7"<br />

"<br />

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