Editing Yerevan (section)

===Seljuk period, Zakarid Armenia and Mongol rule===
{{see also|Zakarid Armenia|Mongol Armenia}}
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[[File:Avan, Hovhannes-chapel1.jpg|thumb|The remains of Surp Hovhannes Chapel, dating back to the 12–13th centuries]]
After a brief Byzantine rule over Armenia between 1045 and 1064, the invading [[Seljuk Empire|Seljuks]]—led by [[Tughril]] and later by his successor [[Alp Arslan]]—ruled over the entire region, including Yerevan. However, with the establishment of the [[Zakarid Armenia|Zakarid Principality of Armenia]] in 1201 under the [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgian]] protectorate, the Armenian territories of Yerevan and Lori had significantly grown. After the Mongols captured [[Ani]] in 1236, Armenia turned into a [[Mongol Armenia|Mongol protectorate]] as part of the [[Ilkhanate]], and the Zakarids became vassals to the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]]. After the fall of the Ilkhanate in the mid-14th century, the Zakarid princes ruled over Lori, Shirak and the Ararat Plain until 1360 when they fell to the invading Turkic tribes.