In 1132 , it was captured by the forces of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia , under its king , Leo I . It was taken by Byzantine forces in 1137 , but the Armenians regained it around 1170 . In 1268 , there was a terrible earthquake which destroyed much of the city . Adana was rebuilt and remained a part of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia until 1359 , when the city was ceded by Constantine III to the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt in return for obtaining a peace treaty . The Mamluks ' capture of the city allowed many Turkish families to settle in it . The Ramadanids family , one of the Oghuz families brought by the Mamluks , ruled Adana until the Ottomans captured the city
terrible earthquake
1268 Cilicia earthquake
Adana