 The Seljuks pillaged Manzikert itself, killed much of its population, and burned the city to the ground.It was successively part of Ahlatshahs (their rule was briefly interrupted by the Kingdom of Georgia), Ayyubids, Sultanate of Rum, Ilkhanids, Karakoyunlu, Timurids, Akkoyunlu and Safavids before Ottoman rule.In April 1903, Manzikert was the location of an earthquake which has killed about 3500 people and demolished around 12.000 buildings.