^37andtheirgenerosityorcontempthadofferedthekingdomofAnatoliaastherewardofanArmenianvassal。ThefragmentsoftheSeljukianmonarchyweredisputedbytheemirswhohadoccupiedthecitiesorthemountains；buttheyallconfessedthesupremacyofthekhansofPersia；andheofteninterposedhisauthority，andsometimeshisarms，tochecktheirdepredations，andtopreservethepeaceandbalanceofhisTurkishfrontier。
ThedeathofCazan，^38oneofthegreatestandmostaccomplishedprincesofthehouseofZingis，removedthissalutarycontrol；
andthedeclineoftheMogulsgaveafreescopetotheriseandprogressoftheOttomanEmpire。^39
[Footnote34:SomerepulseoftheMogulsinHungaryMatthewParis，p。545，546mightpropagateandcolorthereportoftheunionandvictoryofthekingsoftheFranksontheconfinesofBulgaria。AbulpharagiusDynast。p。310afterfortyyears，beyondtheTigris，mightbeeasilydeceived。]
[Footnote35:SeePachymer，l。iii。c。25，andl。ix。c。26，27；