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Reign of Leo IV in Cilician Armenia (1320–1321)

Type Event Region Anatolia Time 1320–1341

In 1320, Leo IV (Levon IV) of Cilician Armenia succeeded his father Oshin at about age ten;…

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  1. 1320Sis · CiliciaOshin passed the throne to the young Leo IV; the kingdom maintained nominal independence under Ilkhanate suzerainty and pressure from neighboring Turkish beyliks, while noble factions at court lacked a stable consensus on the child ruler's reign.
  2. 1341Sis · CiliciaLeo IV died suddenly in 1321, with traditional sources largely attributing it to poisoning; Oshin then resumed the regency, and the kingdom entered a phase marked by a new succession crisis alongside external pressures.

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