ABSTRACT
The military checks of the Mongols, and the authoritarianism and financial demands of their representatives in Asia Minor lead the Pervane to harbour some mistrust and animosity towards them. The Pervane in fact renewed his contacts with Baybars, inciting him to turn Ajay's recall to profit by an attack on the Mongols, at least in the shape of an attack on their allies, the Armenians of Cilicia. According to Ibn Shaddad, collaboration with the Mongols now appeared impossible to the Pervane and his adherents. Muhadhdhab al-Din gives the impression of participating in the anti-Mongol movement, if he had the Mongol subordinates of Nabshi and Tuqu arrested. The Pervane's death may be regarded as symbolizing the end of an era, and of this his contemporaries were well aware. As regards the Pervane himself, the evident importance of his role and the incontestable power of his personality render it all the more regrettable that was not present in the available documentation.
