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of a man enjoying such authority among his .own people and their foreign overlords is of exceptional importance . Step'annos Orbelean*s History of the State of Sisakan Step'annos Orbelean, metropolitan of the district of Siwnik' in eastern Armenia (1285/86-1303/4) was the — o House historian of the illustrious Orbelean family . The whtether it was proper to enthrone him, for he had not converted [to Christianity] (7A, ch . 97 pp. 160-61)". 1 Vardan's History Is important too from the standpoint of language. Written in a somewhat vulgar form of classical Armenian, occasionally we see evidence of the emergence of the urn ending typical of later modern eastern Armenian. See Abelyan, pp. 245-46. Regrettably, no critical edition of Vardan's History exists. The Armenian text had been published twice; by J. Smin (Moscow, 1861) and by the Venetian Mxit'ariats in 1862. The latter edition is based on a ms. made in 1307. Among the 8 or 9 remaining mas. of the History, one recopied in 1631 was based on a ms. dated 723 A.E. (»1274/75), only three years after Vardan's death (VA, p. xi; Oskean, pp. 460-61). Ths History was translated in full into Russian by Smin (Moscow, 1861). A partial Russian translation was made by K.Patkanov (St. Petersburg, 1873, vol. 1, pp. 1-29). Partial French translations appeared in Journal Asiatique (1860 fas. II) and^in Recueil dea historiens des Croisades; Documents armeniens I [Paris. 18691 PP. 731-43 made by E. Dulaurier. An £nglish"~translation of chapters 82-100 (pp. 138-64of the Venice, 1862 ed.) was made by the present writer. 2 The Orbeleans, apparently a branch of the once-influential Mamikonean house, removed to southern Georgia from Armenia in the second half of the 9th century. Centered at the fortress of Orbeti in the SamSvilde area, this family, like its presumed Armenian Mamikonid relations in Armenia, held the often hereditary office of commander-in-chief (spaspeti) of the Georgian army in the llth and 12th centuries [C.Toumanoff, "The Mamikonids and the Liparitids", Armenlaca (Venice, 1969), p. 125. Step'annos Orbelean, PatmuViwn ifahankin SisakamHlstory of the State of Sisakan). Kara pet Sahnazareanc , ed. (Paris, 1§59) chp. 6T passim. Hereafter SO], 32
year of Step'annos' birth is not known. Some scholars believe that he was born in 1250-60, basing themselves on his statement that he was ordained a priest in 1280/81, and probably would have been between 25 and 30 years of age at that time . Step'annos received a clerical educ- ation and became successively a scribe (dpir), deacon, and priest2. In 1285/86 his father sent him to Cilicia, where "on Easter day they ordained Step'annos the oetro- However, in 1177, as a result of the implication of the Orbeleans in an abortive rebellion against king Georgi III, the Georgian Crown exterminated all members of the clan, excepting two brothers who escaped (SO, chp. 66 pp. 128-35). One brother, Iwane, succeeded in restoring part of his family's holdings in Georgia during the reign of queen Tamar (1184-1213) (ibid, p. 136). Descendants of the other brother, Elikum, eventually gained control of all Siwnik' (SO, chp. 66 pp. 143-44, 167-69, "from Balk' to Ayrarat and from the gate of BarkuSat to the borders of BJni"). As a consequence of speedy submission to the Mongols, the Orbeleans, then headed by Elikum'a grandson Smbat, not only retained their lands, but also extended them (SO, p. 150, 158). When Smbat's brother and successor TaraayiS died in 1290, Orbelean control over Siwnik' was stronger than ever: larsayi&'s son Elikum became the secular lord of the princedom, while our author Step'annos, Tarsayic's other son, firmly exercised the spiritual author!ty(SO,p.179). 1 SO. chp. 66 p. 174; T'. X. Hakobyan, S.T. Melik'-BaxSyan, Step anos OrbeIvan (Erevan, I960)p. 26. Also G.M. Grigoryan, "Step anos Orbelyan", PBH 4(1976) p. 155.Some controversy exists about his mother. In chapter 66 of the History Step'annos wrote about his father TarsayiS: "He had taken a wife from among the Ishmaalites,.Aruz xat'un, daughter of the lord of Siwnik'; she became a Christian and [displayed] venerable faith and fear of God..."(SO, chp. 66 p. 162). Subsequently, in chapter 71 he stated that he was descended on his mother's side "from [the line of] Sisak* and was an Orbelean on his father's side (SO, chp. 71, p. 226). If both statements are correct, i.e.., that Aruz was both a Muslim and of the indigenous Armenian line of Sisak, it is possible that his mother had been an Islamized Armenian. SO, chp.66 p. 166. M. Abelyan, vol. 4 pp.250-51. 33
Page 1 and 2: This is an authorized facsimile and
Page 3 and 4: INFORMATION TO USERS This was produ
Page 5 and 6: ABSTRACT TEE TURCO-MONGOL INVASIONS
Page 7 and 8: socio-economic and political histor
Page 9 and 10: INTRODUCTION The history of Greater
Page 11 and 12: If the history of 13-l4tfa century
Page 13 and 14: In recent times a number of Armenia
Page 15 and 16: themselves. In this case, as in cha
Page 17 and 18: This study, therefore, provides inf
Page 19 and 20: ut precisely that narrow scope and
Page 21 and 22: nobility. Nonetheless, their works
Page 23 and 24: al-Athir bad little to say about Ar
Page 25 and 26: their Church . Considerably less im
Page 27 and 28: Accounts made by four 13-l4tb centu
Page 29 and 30: at the beginning and toward the end
Page 31 and 32: in the year 1241/42 (690 A.E. )„.
Page 33 and 34: Ganjakee'i's Hiatory of Armenia is
Page 35 and 36: the Diane Abaga and Berke (1266/67)
Page 37 and 38: ?snakan, and to the prince of princ
Page 39: from personal acquaintance with the
Page 43 and 44: In chapter 73 of the History the au
Page 45 and 46: to Cilicia, he wrote; ...But when S
Page 47 and 48: The HNA differs from the works of o
Page 49 and 50: .that Grigor learned the meanings o
Page 51 and 52: y his student Xirakos Banaser (the
Page 53 and 54: The History of Tamerlane and His Su
Page 55 and 56: more important even than Samuel's o
Page 57 and 58: In addition to the more lengthy chr
Page 59 and 60: Colophons of the 13-l4th Centuries
Page 61 and 62: Inscriptions The late 13th century
Page 63 and 64: eastern Asia Minor further enchance
Page 65 and 66: Of the various sources considered t
Page 67 and 68: It was mentioned at the beginning o
Page 69 and 70: The major Georgian soureea, the His
Page 71 and 72: CHAPTER TWO ARMENIA AND THE TURCO-M
Page 73 and 74: earliest references to Turkish atta
Page 75 and 76: 15C000 Turkmens from the Urmiah are
Page 77 and 78: Just as the Turkish conquests of Ar
Page 79 and 80: differentiation it remains true, no
Page 81 and 82: northward (into Georgia) . The naxa
Page 83 and 84: and overwhelmingly Armenian in the
Page 85 and 86: members and these "fiefdoms" quickl
Page 87 and 88: p. The politleal, social and econom
Page 89 and 90: The establishment of Turkish politi
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them "Armenians" . However, it must
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8 the Saljuq sultans and rulers of
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Saljuq architecture not only took a
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9 Maakaberdelle not only commanded
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Th» great demographic, military, a
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9 before the Georgians (HP p. 50).
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his pursuers and had, in fact, died
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97 first penetration of the Mongols
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etrospect, this Mongol campaign, co
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different parts of the Caucasus unt
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said: 'This is not the work of man
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of Ganjak, Lori, and Tiflis in whic
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had lasted seven years. Not only di
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However, none of the enemy entered
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As will be aeen in the next chapter
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their base in Azarbaijan, but retur
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The defeat of the Saljuqs at K3se D
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formal taxes had been imposed on Ar
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of the Great Khan Gtiytik himself,
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king wanted to rebel with all the p
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causes of the unrest remained unadd
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Another administrative change occur
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This unruly group also caused much
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Dawit', son of Lasa, who was subjec
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During the reign of Htilegtt'a son
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their particular districts were exp
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sons and all his company of soldier
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It is a known fact that at the time
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Hie depredations in Georgia and Arm
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Among the ephemeral changes institu
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Following the death of Abu Sa'id in
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north to Khan Jani-3eg of the Golde
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eturned north via Shirvan. With the
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either the registers were extermina
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The country hardly had recovered fr
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Although the focus of this chapter
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hope for protection, or even for eq
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Toumanoff . Host important, the ess
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It is not .our purpose here (and in
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inscription (1215) of one meeatun.
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Unlike the territorial units of Ars
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165 Under the jurisdiction of atabe
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married to Vaxt'ang lord of lagen d
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The Kaxarars and the Invasions of t
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was unwilling . The Armenian and Ge
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ut at least in one instance, the po
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Mongols is recounted variously by t
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GA: "Thereafter when the wise princ
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enriched specifically after crushin
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In theory as well as in practice, t
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...How [the Khan] gave to king Davi
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MSngke: ...With Sartakh was the pio
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Some naxarara—notably those enjoy
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elc'i, HttlegU utilized Armenian me
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During the Mongol domination de-nax
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Aibula Gageli, and Sargls T'mogveli
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expendable, they usually designated
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military man XarsayiS Orbelean by A
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troops remained on alert in Mughan
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next year, Zak'are was murdered „
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The initial Mongol expedition of 12
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elements in the army learned about
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villages around Melitene/Malatya ,
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part* of the Armenian highlands, at
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itions of Nauruz (1295/96) during t
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Hat* was captured by Turkmans in 13
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and western Armenia were used almos
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dinars ae set down in the registers
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Bayburt and Sebastia/SivasJ Qara-Qo
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lands to religious establishments u
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_ Remember too that your brother, t
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come to his aid against the lurk, a
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through Naxijewan, Juia, through A*
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is Italy are not unknown. In the 14
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The sane may be true of Malak'ia's
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The Timurids forced certain princes
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in aouthweatern Armenia in the earl
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At the beginning of this chapter it
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CONCLUSION Thia study has examined
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destroy and move on had to be fough
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The nobility of the Zak'arid reviva
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..cOur own analysis justifies [Zore
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submerged by the egalitariansio of
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APPENDIX A Supplementary Hotea on t
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er hayreneac * iwroc * yawura nora)
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The emigration of Armenians to Geor
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to counter Orbelean influence by ad
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The Armenophile David III who ruled
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While the study concerns the 13-14t
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eparapet" in the sources . As Babay
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Xalbakean-Froeeani. Babayan reasona
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Patron Xawfas, son of Aair Sargis,
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1291 to 1318 a system of collegial
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Sfflbat may have had elements of an
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The birth of their son Demitre crea
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the king's action, reminiscent of E
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According to the History of K'art *
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especially those living and working
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A third source of conflict came fro
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APPENDIX C Hotea on the Relations b
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his student Kirakos, and many other
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were possessed by devils and were s
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fhe fact that Hasan, subsequently "
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impostor claimed that: ...he had be
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la my opinion, the lord mentioned a
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I. Sources Bibliography AL Aristake
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Ibn Bibi Ibn Bibi, Die Seltsohukeng
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Trans. : Collection d1historians ar
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II. Literature Abelyan, M., Erker [
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301 Sotsial 'no-akonomicheskaia i p
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Galatyan, A.G., "The Conquest of Ar
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Manandyan, H.A., Feodalizma hin Hay
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Sahnazarean, A., "Zak'arean tohmi c
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'uriyan, H.G., "Sah-i-Armenner CThe
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amir-hejub amir-spaaalar kat'oiikos
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