Mongol invasions of Georgia and Armeniaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

The Mongol invasions of Georgia and Armenia were the repeated invasions into the medieval kingdom of Georgia (which included most of Armenia proper at the time) by Mongol armies in the 13th century. Initial engagements, mere reconnaissance, occurred in 1220, but the Mongols returned in 1236 in a full-scale invasion, forcing Georgia into submission by 1243. The country had to pay a heavy annual tribute and provide troops for endless Mongol campaigns. Georgian resistance, though initially passive, subsequently evolved into a series of uprisings, frequently combined with the civil strife and a power struggle between pro- and anti-Mongol factions that resulted in the decline and fragmentation of the previously powerful Georgian feudal state. The Mongol rule lasted until the late 1320s, when King George V the Brilliant, through his skillful diplomacy and military success, recovered his kingdom and restored much of its former strength and prosperity.