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Thoros II Prince and ruler
of Cilicia (1145-1169), son of Leon I. In 1139, the Byzantine Emperor
John II Comnenus invaded Cilicia, captured a number of key cities and
imprisoned some of the members of Leon's family including Thoros. Leon
I was forced to give himself up. 2 years later, he died in Consantinople.
In 1141, Thoros escaped from Byzantine, arrived to Cilicia and proclaimed
the country independent. He united the Armenian princes, reinforced
the army, and defeated the Greek troops several times. By 1150-s, he
was controlling most of Cilicia. www.ArmenianHistory.info |