Exile
In 854, according to Tovma Artsruni, Sahl Smbatjan and many other princes of Armenia (including Atrnerseh of Khachen and Esayi Abu-Muse of Ktish) were captured by Bugha al-Kabir, the Turkish commander of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mutawakkil, and exiled to Samarra. Atrnerseh would soon return to Sodk; the fate of Sahl Smbatjan is unknown, although he died sometime after 855.
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“The exile is a singular, whereas refugees tend to be thought of in the mass. Armenian refugees, Jewish refugees, refugees from Franco Spain. But a political leader or artistic figure is an exile. Thomas Mann yesterday, Theodorakis today. Exile is the noble and dignified term, while a refugee is more hapless.... What is implied in these nuances of social standing is the respect we pay to choice. The exile appears to have made a decision, while the refugee is the very image of helplessness.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)
“the bird in the poplar tree
dreaming, his head
tucked into
far-and-near exile under his wing ...”
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“Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say “death”;
For exile hath more terror in his look,
Much more than death. Do not say “banishment!””
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)