In 1266 the Mamluks briefly seized the castle from its Armenian lord and in 1337 permanently removed it from the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. It was seized by the Ottomans in the 1490s when they captured all of Cilicia.
In 1266, Mamluks briefly took control of the castle from its Armenian lord. By 1337, they permanently removed it from the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. The Ottomans seized the castle in the 1490s during their conquest of Cilicia.