The Activities and Attitudes of Armenian-Georgian Troops which Affected the Course of Kösedağ War
The events which occurred during the course of the War of Kösedağ at which the Seljuk Empire of Turkey met the armies under the command of the Mongolian Baycu Noyan are one of the major happenings to be examined in terms of their consequences, ever recorded in Turkish History. Prior to the war...
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| description | The events which occurred during the course of the War of Kösedağ at
which the Seljuk Empire of Turkey met the armies under the command of
the Mongolian Baycu Noyan are one of the major happenings to be
examined in terms of their consequences, ever recorded in Turkish History. Prior to the war, the Seljuks of Turkey were traumatized because
of internal rebellions. The Mongol Army gained an easy victory because of
the incorrect decisions made Sultan Gıyaseddin Kaykhusraw II from the
beginning of the war and of the negative roles of those involved in the
war. Anatolia, which was like paradise and whose inhabitants experienced
a kind of idyllic bliss and happiness under the administration of The
Seljuks, was invaded by the Mongolian army, which advanced facing no
resistance and caused mischief on the earth. The sources concerned
indicate that the relationship between the Turks, the Armenians and the
Georgians coincided with the entrance of the Seljuks into Anatolia. The
Armenians, who lived under oppression and tyranny under the
administration of the Byzantine Empire, met and viewed the Seljucks as
their liberators. However, the Christians during the Crusades provoked
and instigated both the Armenians and sometimes the Georgians against
the Turks. The Armenians, who captured the Çukurova Region with the
help of the Crusaders, established a barony here. During the reign of
Alaeddin Keykubâd and İzzeddin Keykavus, the Sultans of the Seljuks of
Turkey, the Seljuks made the Armenians subjected to them, but the
Armenians did not keep their promise during the war of Kösedağ in 1243.
The study focuses on the effects of the course of Armenian and Georgian
forces, which played a role in the War of Kösedağ, upon the course of the
war. The study also deals, in brief, with the role the statesmen of the
Seljuks played in the defeat. Different historical sources written in such
various languages as Arabic, Syrian, Armenian, Persian and Georgian on
the War of Kösedağ provide plenty of useful information for you. The
sources in question describes and explains in detail the number of the
enemy, the way the enemy got prepared for the War, the deployment of
the troops, the ethnic composition of the enemy troops and the course of
the War. Contemporary Turkish historians give important knowledge of
about the Mongolian and Pre-Asian communities. However, based on the
Armenian and Georgian sources, some research needs to be done on the
relationship with the Armenians - Georgians and their role in the War and
in the collapse of the the State of the Seljuks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be7dc72118fd45719571dde942b5a0e62023-02-15T16:18:46ZengGaziantep UniversityGaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences2149-54592014-12-011349931005136The Activities and Attitudes of Armenian-Georgian Troops which Affected the Course of Kösedağ WarMehmet ÖZMENLİ0?The events which occurred during the course of the War of Kösedağ at which the Seljuk Empire of Turkey met the armies under the command of the Mongolian Baycu Noyan are one of the major happenings to be examined in terms of their consequences, ever recorded in Turkish History. Prior to the war, the Seljuks of Turkey were traumatized because of internal rebellions. The Mongol Army gained an easy victory because of the incorrect decisions made Sultan Gıyaseddin Kaykhusraw II from the beginning of the war and of the negative roles of those involved in the war. Anatolia, which was like paradise and whose inhabitants experienced a kind of idyllic bliss and happiness under the administration of The Seljuks, was invaded by the Mongolian army, which advanced facing no resistance and caused mischief on the earth. The sources concerned indicate that the relationship between the Turks, the Armenians and the Georgians coincided with the entrance of the Seljuks into Anatolia. The Armenians, who lived under oppression and tyranny under the administration of the Byzantine Empire, met and viewed the Seljucks as their liberators. However, the Christians during the Crusades provoked and instigated both the Armenians and sometimes the Georgians against the Turks. The Armenians, who captured the Çukurova Region with the help of the Crusaders, established a barony here. During the reign of Alaeddin Keykubâd and İzzeddin Keykavus, the Sultans of the Seljuks of Turkey, the Seljuks made the Armenians subjected to them, but the Armenians did not keep their promise during the war of Kösedağ in 1243. The study focuses on the effects of the course of Armenian and Georgian forces, which played a role in the War of Kösedağ, upon the course of the war. The study also deals, in brief, with the role the statesmen of the Seljuks played in the defeat. Different historical sources written in such various languages as Arabic, Syrian, Armenian, Persian and Georgian on the War of Kösedağ provide plenty of useful information for you. The sources in question describes and explains in detail the number of the enemy, the way the enemy got prepared for the War, the deployment of the troops, the ethnic composition of the enemy troops and the course of the War. Contemporary Turkish historians give important knowledge of about the Mongolian and Pre-Asian communities. However, based on the Armenian and Georgian sources, some research needs to be done on the relationship with the Armenians - Georgians and their role in the War and in the collapse of the the State of the Seljuks.http://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/24262/257185?publisher=gantepErmeni Gürcü Kösedağ Türkiye Selçuklu MoğolArmenian Georgian Kösedağ the Seljuks of Turkey the Mongols |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet ÖZMENLİ The Activities and Attitudes of Armenian-Georgian Troops which Affected the Course of Kösedağ War Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences Ermeni Gürcü Kösedağ Türkiye Selçuklu Moğol Armenian Georgian Kösedağ the Seljuks of Turkey the Mongols |
| title | The Activities and Attitudes of Armenian-Georgian Troops which Affected the Course of Kösedağ War |
| title_full | The Activities and Attitudes of Armenian-Georgian Troops which Affected the Course of Kösedağ War |
| title_fullStr | The Activities and Attitudes of Armenian-Georgian Troops which Affected the Course of Kösedağ War |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Activities and Attitudes of Armenian-Georgian Troops which Affected the Course of Kösedağ War |
| title_short | The Activities and Attitudes of Armenian-Georgian Troops which Affected the Course of Kösedağ War |
| title_sort | activities and attitudes of armenian georgian troops which affected the course of kosedag war |
| topic | Ermeni Gürcü Kösedağ Türkiye Selçuklu Moğol Armenian Georgian Kösedağ the Seljuks of Turkey the Mongols |
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