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=== The Conquest of the Haq Mountains ===
=== The Conquest of the Haq Mountains ===
After rising tensions in what was then the Kingdom of Aparapat, Ishkan Aren Vardanyan sent a letter to Emir Ibrahim Al Sayyed to support him and his claim to the throne of Aparapat by leading a conquest of the mountains. In exchange, Aren will swear fealty to the Emirate. Ibrahim agreed and he prepared his troops.
The Conquest of the Haq Mountains is considered the bloodiest series of fights in Sayqidi history. Having occurred in 1229 with the help of the Xuhari, the Sayqidi conquered the Haq Mountains from Khor Sha’aidat and slowly went northeastward.

This conquest became known as Sayyed’s bloodiest battle, having many deaths on both sides, including civilian casualties.


==== The Siege of Haraman ====
==== The Siege of Haraman ====
May 1st, 1229 marked the day that Haraman was sieged. The city was almost razed to the ground and many people were killed trying to escape or fight the invading force. Some women and girls were even taken as concubines for the current Emir. During the siege, heroes like Princess Dzaghig Vardanyan were killed fighting the Sayqidi and Xuhari forces. Two months later, their leader, King Tigran Vardanyan, surrendered to the Sayqidi and pledged alliegance. After two months of merciless and needlesss bloodshed, the Haq Mountains finally belonged to Sayyed and a treaty was signed.
May 1st, 1229. The city of Haraman was sieged. The city was almost destroyed, and those who were martyred by Sayqidi forces like Princess Dzaghig Vardanyan became heroes and figures of Haqmi nationalist movements in the upcoming decades.

Two months into the siege, Aren’s brother, King Tigran Vardanyan, surrendered the throne and gave it to Aren.


==== The Treaty of Protection ====
==== The Treaty of Protection ====
On the 15th of August, 1229, King Tigran Vardanyan of Haraman and Emir Ibrahim Al Sayyed signed a treaty of protection and vassalage. In exchange for protection, the Haq Mountains will swear fealty to Sayyed. This was also the day when the Sheikhdom of the Haq Mountains was created with Tigran as its sheikh.
Having fulfilled his promise, Aren pledged fealty and signed the treaty of protection on the fifteenth of August, 1229. Aren became the Sheikh of Aparapat, and his lineage as ruler of the Sheikhdom was secured.


=== Grand Vizier Aghvani Arzumanyan ===
=== Grand Vizier Aghvani Arzumanyan ===
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