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Exiled from Armenia for plotting the assassination of his half-brother Thoros II of Armenia, he went to Antioch and became a Knight Templar. However, he soon after turned his coat again and left for Aleppo, to take service with Emir Nur ad-Din, where he is accused by some chroniclers of having converted to Islam. Nur ad-Din supported the ambitions of the disaffected Mleh, and upon the death of Thoros in 1169, sent him into Cilicia with an army. Ruben II was a minor child, and the Regent Thomas could not resist the invasion. He fled to Antioch, where he was murdered on the orders of Mleh; Ruben, left in episcopal custody at Hromgla, was poisoned. Thoros II of Armenia (died 1169) was prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1140 to 1169. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Seal of the Knights — the two riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality of monk/soldier. ... Old Town Aleppo viewed from the Citadel Aleppo is also the name of two townships in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... al-Malik al-Adil Nur ad-Din Abu al-Qasim Mahmud Ibn Imad ad-Din Zangi (1118 – May 15, 1174), also known as Nur ed-Din, Nur al-Din, etc. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), submission (to the will of God)) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Events Nur ad-Din invades Egypt, and his nephew Saladin becomes the sultan over the territory conquered by Nur ad-Din. ... Armenian Cilicia and Crusader States Cilicia The Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (sometimes referred to as Armenia Minor or Lesser Armenia) was a state formed in the Middle Ages by Armenian refugees fleeing the Seljuk invasion of Armenia. ... Ruben II of Armenia (c. ... The Qalat ar-Run was a powerful fortress on the river Euphrates, 50 km northeast of Gaziantep, Turkey. ...

Mleh, while he hated the Latin Crusader princes, also despised the Byzantines, and drew his support from the Islamic states. Nonetheless, his military position was such that he obtained recognition from Manuel I Comnenus as ruler of Cilicia in 1173. At home, he practiced all manner of extortion and tyranny and accumulated a great deal of wealth. In 1175, his barons seized an opportunity and murdered him in Sis, summoning his nephew Ruben III to take the throne. The Roman Catholic Church (commonly known as the Catholic Church) is the Christian Church which is led by the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that it is the one holy catholic and apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ. ... This article is about historical Crusades . ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople. ... Fresco of Manuel I Manuel I Comnenus Megas (November 28, 1118? – September 24, 1180) was Byzantine Emperor from 1143 to 1180. ... Events Canonization of Saint Thomas a Becket, buried at Canterbury August 9th - Construction starts on the Leaning tower of Pisa Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh. ... Kozan (37°27′N 35°48′E) is a city in Adana Province, Turkey. ... Ruben III of Armenia (died 1186) was prince of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1174 to 1186. ...

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Bibliography

• T.S.R. Boase, editor. The Cilician Kingdom of Armenia. Scottish Academic Press, 1978.
• The Barony of Cilician Armenia (Kurkjian's History of Armenia, Ch. 27)
• Smbat Sparapet's Chronicle