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According to UNESCO, Ani flourished in the 10th and 11th centuries as the capital of the Armenian kingdom of the Bagratides, and its decline began with the Mongol invasion and the earthquake of 1319. What the page lists as causes, and what it leaves undated.
In 1228-29 Emir Ahmet Shah founded a mosque at Divriği, and his wife Turan Melek founded the hospital beside it. What the UNESCO page says about their shared building, and what it does not say about the couple.
According to the Met's timeline, the Anatolian Seljuqs established their new capital at Konya in 1116, and under 'Ala' al-Din Kai Qubad I (r. 1219-37) his palace and mosque were built there. What the source says, and what it does not describe.
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