 After the fall of the Kingdom of Syunik in 1170, Syunik along with the rest of the historic territories of Armenia suffered from the Seljuk, Mongol, Aq Qoyunlu and Kara Koyunlu invasions, respectively between the 12th and 15th centuries.At the beginning of the 16th century, Sisakan became part of the "Erivan Beglarbegi" within the Safavid Persia.It was known as "Gharakilisa" ("black church") to the Turkic and Persian rulers of Eastern Armenia.