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

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to MangQjek, founder <strong>of</strong> yet ano<strong>the</strong>r dynasty .<br />

<strong>The</strong><br />

rul<strong>in</strong>g<br />

dynasties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se states were sometimes Jo<strong>in</strong>ed toge<strong>the</strong>r<br />

by marriage ties, or sometimes united to fight a common<br />

enemy (usually Georgia to <strong>the</strong> north). But more <strong>of</strong>ten <strong>the</strong>y<br />

were at war with each o<strong>the</strong>r. Meanwhile, throughout <strong>the</strong><br />

12th century <strong>the</strong> Saljuqid Sultanate <strong>of</strong> Rum, centered at<br />

Iconlum/Konya <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> west, was constantly attempt<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

control one or ano<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> above-mentioned states.<br />

As economic conditions stablized by <strong>the</strong> end <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12th<br />

century, Kenya was <strong>in</strong>deed well on <strong>the</strong> way to achiev<strong>in</strong>g its<br />

aim 2 .<br />

1<br />

S . V. Bomazyan, "Salduxyannera Kar<strong>in</strong>um [<strong>The</strong> Saltukids<br />

<strong>in</strong> Kar<strong>in</strong>]", HAP pp. 490-91; U 106-8, 115, 118; HA?<br />

P. 492, PT p. 127; PI PP. 108-12, 236-37, 242-44.<br />

2<br />

ler !r<br />

PT passim. H. Masse, "Le sultan seldjoukide Keykobad<br />

~<br />

et I'Irmenie", S£A IX(1929) PP. 1<strong>13</strong>-29.<br />

78

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