In 1235–1236, Mongol forces, unlike their first raid in 1221, appeared with the sole purpose of conquest and occupation of Kingdom of Georgia and easily overran the already devastated kingdom. Queen R
The Armenian Shahnshah Zakarian, mandaturtukhutsesi (grand master of ceremonies) at the Georgian court, participated in the negotiations.
Mongol invasions of Georgia
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The Mongol invasions of Georgia, which at that time consisted of Georgia proper, Armenia, and much of the Caucasus, involved multiple invasions and large-scale raids throughout the 13th century. The M
Ivane I Zakarian fought the Mongols from 1220 to 1227, as Atabeg and Amirspasalar (Commander-in-Chief of the army) of Georgia. Harichavank Monastery (1201).
The sculpture in Noravank, made by the architect Momik, demonstrating God, made in the form of a Mongoloid race, thanks to which the monastery was not destroyed.
Mongol horserider with "cloud collar", House of Ahmad and Ibrahim, Kubachi in the Caucasus, second half 14th century CE