Hethum I
Also known as: Hethum of Barbaron · Hethoum · Hetoum · Het'um · Hayton
Hethum I ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia from 1226 to 1270.
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Hethum I: Möngke Khan
In 1254, Hethum himself traveled through Central Asia to Mongolia to renew the agreement, passing through the Turkish states of eastern Asia Minor, the Mongol camp at Kars in Greater Armenia, the Iron Gates of Derbent at the western shore of the Caspian Sea, and from there across Asia to Karakorum. He brought many sumptuous presents, and met with Möngke Khan (Güyük's cousin).
Hethum I: Baghdad, 1258
Armenian troops were with the Mongol army that captured Baghdad in 1258, and both Armenians and Antiochenes Crusaders fought in the Mongol Army under Hulagu at the Siege of Aleppo and Fall of Damascus in 1260.