What is "abaga"

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Now Abaga had a brother named Acomat Soldan, who had become a Saracen, and who no sooner heard of his brother Abaga's death, than he formed the design of seizing the succession for himself, considering that Argon was at too great a distance to prevent him.

He therefore collected a powerful army, went direct to the court of his brother Abaga, and seized upon the sovereignty.

And Abaga, in consequence of the damages done to his lands by king Kaidu, sent his son Argon with a very great number of horsemen into the country of the Arbor Secco, as far as the river Ion, where they remained to protect the country against king Kaidu's people.

As soon as he arranged his camp, he called together his people, and addressed them as follows: "Lords," said he, "you know well how I ought to be liege lord of all which my brother Abaga held, because I was the son of his father, and I assisted in the conquest of all the lands and territories we possess.

It is true that Argon was the son of my brother Abaga, and that some pretend that the succession would go of right to him.

And Argon on his side swore that he would never trouble them for what was past, but that he would hold them all as dear as his father Abaga had done.

We will now quit this episode, and proceed to relate a great battle which fell out between Kaidu and Argon, the son of Abaga the lord of the east.

Thus did the kingdom of the Eastern Tartars descend from Abaga to Casan, who now reigns.