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Leo II or Leon II (occasionally numbered Leo III; , Levon II; c. 1236 – 1289) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia

The Mamluks kill Thoros and capture Leo at the disaster of Mari, 1266: illumination from Le Livre des Merveilles, 15th century

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Mongol alliance

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In 1281 Leo joined the Mongols in their invasion of Syria, but they were vanquished at the Second Battle of Homs. Leo had to sue for peace, and in 1285 obtained a 10-year truce in exchange for important territorial concessions in favour of the Mamluks.

Leo died in 1289, and was succeeded by his son Hetoum II.

The Mongols and the Armenians were defeated by the Mamluks at the Second Battle of Homs in 1281.

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Leo II, queen Guerane, and their five children, 1272.

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In 1271, Marco Polo visited the Armenian harbour of Ayas and commented favourably about Leo's reign and the abundance of the country, although he mentions his military forces were rather demoralized...

A view of the busy port of Ayas when Marco Polo visited it in 1271, in "Le Livre des Merveilles".

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Hethum I (died 1271) (also transliterated Hethoum, Hetoum, Het'um, or Hayton from Armenian: Հեթում Ա) ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (also known as "Little Armenia") from 1226 to 1270.

• _{He was the son of Constantine, Lord of Baberon and Partzapert (a third-cousin of Leo I) and was the founder of the dynasty which bears his name: the Hetoumids. Due to diplomatic relations with the Mongol Empire, Hethum himself traveled to the Mongol court in Karakorum, Mongolia, which was recorded in the famous account "The Journey of Haithon, King of Little Armenia, To Mongolia and Back" by Hetoum's companion, the Armenian historian Kirakos Gandzaketsi.}

Hethum I (seated) in the Mongol court of Karakorum, "receiving the homage of the Mongols". Miniature from "Histoire des Tartars", Hayton of Corycus, 1307.

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Hethum I entering the Franciscan Order after his abdication.

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Hethum II (also transliterated Hethoum, Hetoum, Het'um, or Hayton from Armenian: Հեթում Բ) (1266 - November 17, 1307) was king of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1289 to 1293, 1295 to 1296 and 1299 to 1303, while Armenia was a subject state of the Mongol Empire.

King Hethum II, in Franciscan gown

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1299/1300 Mongol offensive in the Levant

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The Armenians fought with the Mongols (left) and vanquished the Mamluks (right) at the 1299 Battle of Homs (Battle of Wadi al-Khazandar).

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Hethum II (left) parting from Ghazan and his Mongols in 1303

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Ghazan ordering Hethum II to accompany Kutlushka on the 1303 attack on Damascus

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Portrait of Levon II of Armenia and Queen Keran by Toros Roslin, 1250

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Constantin III (или 5-й?)of Armenia on his throne with the Hospitallers. "Les chevaliers de Saint-Jean-de-Jerusalem rétablissant la religion en Arménie" ("The knights of Saint-John of Jerusalem reestablish the religion in Armenia"), 1844 painting by Henri Delaborde.

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Leo IV or Leon IV (also numbered Leo V; , Levon IV; 1309 – 28 August 1341) was the last Hethumid king of Cilicia, ruling from 1320 until his death. He was the son of Oshin of Armenia and Isabel of Korikos, and came to the throne on the death of his father. His name is sometimes spelled as Leo or Leon.

King Levon IV doing justice by Sarkis Pitzak, 1331

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The Portrait of Prince Levon, Yerevan, Matenadaran, No. 8321

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Fiery furnace (Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego), Mashtots, 1266 (MS No. 2027, Fol. 14 V.)

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