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Armenia Under the Mongols: Survival Between Khans and Sultans
Between the 13th and 14th centuries, Armenia found itself caught between the Mongol Ilkhanate and the Mamluk Sultanate. This episode explores how Armenian king Hethum I of Cilician Armenia voluntarily submitted to the Mongols, hoping to secure protection against the Seljuks and Mamluks. We trace Hethum's journey to the court of Möngke Khan in Karakorum, the subsequent alliance, and the devastating consequences after the Mongols converted to Islam. The episode covers the sack of Baghdad in 1258, the battle of Ain Jalut, and the eventual collapse of Cilician Armenia under Mamluk attacks…
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