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| | The Turco-Mongol Invasions IV, Medieval Armenian History, Turkish History, Turkey |
 | | From 1220, when the Mongols first appeared in the Caucasus, to 1385 when Tokhtamysh invaded, a period of 165 years had elapsed. |
 | | Entering western Armenia from northern Mesopotamia, he took Erzinjan, parts of Basen district and Awnik fortress; Kars, Surmari, Koghb, Bagaran and Ayrarat were ravaged; and the Qara Qoyunlu Turkmen areas, centered at Archesh, north of Lake Van, were attacked (246). |
 | | The Timurids defeated Tokhtamysh and sacked his principal cities, Astrakhan and Sarai (247). |
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