Armenian Cilician troops

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Armenian Cilician troops were the military forces of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, a Christian state in medieval Anatolia and the Levant known for its alliances with Crusader and Mongol powers.

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Armenian Cilician troops canonical 1
Armenian forces 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
medieval military force
alliedWith Crusader states
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Mongol Empire
Principality of Antioch
conflict Byzantine–Armenian wars
Crusades
wars against Mamluk Sultanate
wars against Seljuk Turks
country Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
culture Armenian military tradition
endTime 14th century
equipment bows
lamellar armor
lances
mail armor
shields
swords
ethnicComposition Armenians
garrisonedIn Anazarbus
Lampron
Sis
influencedBy Byzantine military practices
Frankish (Crusader) military practices
Turkic military practices
locatedIn Anatolia
Cilicia
Levant
linked to: Levant region
militaryBranch archers
cavalry
heavy cavalry
infantry
light cavalry
notableCommander Hetoum I of Cilicia
linked to: Hetoum I of Armenia

Levon I of Cilicia
Thoros I of Cilicia
partOf Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia
religion Christianity
role defense of Armenian Cilician fortresses
participation in Crusader campaigns
support of Mongol military operations in the Levant
startTime 11th century
timePeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
usedBy Armenian kings of Cilicia
nobility of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

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Battle of Homs (1281) involvedMilitaryForce Armenian Cilician troops
Battle of Avarayr belligerent Armenian forces
linked to: Armenian Cilician troops