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

the Diane Abaga and Berke (1266/67). The cause of this
sudden termination remains unknown .
Vardan Arewelc'i and His Compilation of History
Like Kirakoa, Vardan is believed to have been born
in 1200-1210. Nothing is known about his parents or family.
One of his early teachers was Yovhannes Vanakan (d. 1251),
whom Vardan refers to in his History as "our glorious father"
and whose now-lost historical work Vardan, like Kirakoa,
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employed .
The critical edition of Ganjakee'i's History of Armenia
was published by the late K.A. :.!elik'-Ohanjanyan in 1961.
This text was based on 30 manuscripts housed at the Matenadaran
in Erevan, Armenia, collated with the three earlier
editions, those of Moscow [Patmut'iwn Hayoe' arareal Kirakosi
Gan.lakec woy (The History of Armenia composed by Kirakos
Qan.iakec'i). Ostan Ter-Georgean-Yovhanniseanc'(Moscow,
1858], Venice,Ct. Alisan, ed., (Venice, 1865)3 and Tiflis,
1909. The latter is a reprint of the Moscow edition.and is
reviewed by S. Akinean in HA (1910), pp. 253-54. Complete
translations were made in Trench by M. Brosaet (St. Petersburg,1870)
Deux hi8toriens armenienes. I, Kirakos de Gandzac;
into Russian by L. A. Khanlarian, Kirakos Gandzaketsi,
Istoriia Armenii (MOSCOW, 1976); and into English by the
present_writer. For the numerous translations see K. A.
Melik'-OhanJanyan. A full bibliography by H.'Anasyan is
appended to that work.
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Vardan Arewelc'i, Hawak'umn patmut'ean Vardanay vardapeti
luaabaneal (Venice, 1862) ch. 67 p. 1*ST ^'araworeaT
hayrn mer Vanakan yardapetn...*. Biographical information
about Vardan called Arewelc'i (the Easterner), Aluanic*
(from Albania), Ganjakec'i and "the Great", is found in
the History of his classmate and good friend Kirakos Ganjakec'i,
in Vardan'a own works, and in Grigor Aknerc'i's History.
Scholars in elucidating the few facts known about Vardan
sometimes have confused him with other Vardans living in