True, but wouldn't the Byzantines want the Cilicians Armenians as a vassal instead?Had the Byzantines stuck around at similar borders to that of the Komnenan era (Alexios and Ionnes not Manuel his empire was untennable) then they could conceivably stuck around for a long time playing the major power players against each other (Provided Rum doesnt fall apart enough for the Byzantines to conquer them).
True, but wouldn't the Byzantines want the Cilicians Armenians as a vassal instead?
Of course, especially if it is the best that the Cilician Armenians can get.Staying as a relatively autonomous vassal still counts as surviving right?
Staying as a relatively autonomous vassal still counts as surviving right?