Mongol Noyans in Greater Armenia (1220–1245)

The Mongols entered the Caucasus only at the beginning of the thirteenth century after their occupation of territories in Central Asia and defeat of the Khwārazmia.¹ By that time, the Mongols were hardly known to the region including the Armenians; Armenia was not on the Mongols’ list of priorities either. The political circumstances of Armenia on the eve of the Mongol conquest embodied different powers in different regions. Thus, the Seljuks (Saljuqs) of Rūm had been in power in the western part since the end of the twelfth century;² the Georgian Bagratid dynasty ruled the northern and eastern parts since