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Ottoman-Mamluk War

1516 CE – 1517 CE · 1 year

Selim I crushed the Mamluk Sultanate in two campaigns, annexing Syria and Egypt and making the Ottomans the dominant power of the eastern Mediterranean.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Ottoman Empire
  • Mamluk Sultanate

Key moments

Defining events in the Ottoman-Mamluk War.

  1. 1516 Battle of Marj Dabiq
  2. 1517 Battle of Ridaniya
  3. 1517 Capture of Cairo

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