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Hethum I ( died 1271 ) ( also transliterated Hethoum, Hetoum, Het ' um, or Hayton from Armenian: Հեթում Ա ) ruled the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ( also known as " Little Armenia ") from 1226 to 1270.

He was the son of Constantine, Lord of Baberon and Partzapert ( a third-cousin of Leo I ) and was the founder of the dynasty which bears his name: the Hetoumids.

Due to diplomatic relations with the Mongol Empire, Hethum himself traveled to the Mongol court in Karakorum, Mongolia, which was recorded in the famous account " The Journey of Haithon, King of Little Armenia, To Mongolia and Back " by Hetoum's companion, the Armenian historian Kirakos Gandzaketsi.