 The fiefdom was divided in three from 1290-1300, then reunited by Burtel, who ruled a flourishing principality and was ultimately named Mayor/Amir of the Mongol capitals Sultania and Tabriz.This close cooperation with the Mongol rulers had its price.Several Orbelians died on the Khan's campaigns far from home, and one spent 12 years a captive in Egypt before being ransomed.