the religious center of Alania, "Ghulariy Sa'ngarsh", which was located on the Sunzha River. End of the first Durdzuk resistance The fall and destruction of Maghas broke the elderly king Khasi I. He recognized the dominion of the Mongols and signed a peace treaty with the Mongol Empire, for which he and his son Atachi received gifts. In the peace treaty, Khasi I had to Pay annual tribute to the Mongols. Send his oldest son, Atachi, to serve in the Mongol army. Send a detachment of around 1,000 men to serve in the Mongol army. Khasi also accompanied the Mongols in some of their campaigns until his death one year later in 1241. The actions and later life of the legendary Chechen king Khasi I corresponds to the historical personality "Khusy Khan", mentioned in the Chinese chronicle Yuan Shi. In there, it is written, that "Khan Khusy, ruler of the land of the Ases (Alans and Durdzuks)" submitted to Ögedei Khan. Insurgency in Durdzuketi Prelude The Durdzuks and Alans were the last people in the Caucasus to surrender. After the capitulation, the Mongols greatly decreased their troops stationed in Alania and Durdzuketi, and, according to Rashid al-Din Hamadani, a persian historian, the Mongol troops stationed in "The land of the Assos" counted around 10,000. Although, depending on the severety of the resistance, troops stationed in other regions would regularly be brought to Alania and also Circassia. Already after the capitulation Khour I rejected the decision made by his father. The thought of submission was hateful to him. Between the years 1240-1241, Khour I raised an army for an uprising. In 1241, Ögedei Khan died, which, after the news of it spread, led to several major uprisings in the Caucasus, especially in Circassia, where, for the previous 4-5 years, it had been relatively calm. With the death of Ögedei Khan, Khour I launched the uprising, but this time, in the mountains of Durdzuketi. Fate of Khasi I According to Yuan-Shi, Khasi I/Khan Khusy died on a campaign against the "rebellious Alans": "Upon his return (from the campaign), Atachi joined the guards (suway), (his father) Khan Khusy met enemies on the way and died in battle." However, Chechen sources deny this and state that because of the disobedience of Khour I, Khasi I was brutally executed by the Mongols, who first gouged his eyes out, after which he was quartered. Start of