Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)

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The Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) was the decisive campaign in which the Ottoman Empire defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Syria and Egypt and the assumption of the caliphal title by the Ottoman sultans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman–Mamluk conflict
war
belligerent Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate

Ottoman Empire
cause Ottoman expansion into the Middle East
Ottoman–Mamluk rivalry for dominance in the Islamic world
rivalry over control of trade routes between East and Mediterranean
commander Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri
Selim I
Tuman Bay II
conflictBetween Mamluk Sultanate
Ottoman Empire
dateOfBattle Battle of Marj Dabiq, 24 August 1516
Battle of Ridaniya, 22 January 1517
linked to: Battle of Ridaniya
endDate 1517
endedWith execution of Tuman Bay II in 1517
era early 16th century
location Egypt
Hejaz
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Syria
majorBattle Battle of Marj Dabiq
Battle of Ridaniya
Battle of Yaunis Khan
linked to: Battle of Ridaniya
outcome Ottoman protection of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina
incorporation of Egypt as an Ottoman province
incorporation of Syria as an Ottoman province
partOf Ottoman–Mamluk Wars
politicalConsequence Ottoman sultans assuming the title of caliph
integration of Mamluk elite into Ottoman administrative system
predecessorState Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo
linked to: Mamluk Sultanate
relatedTo history of Egypt under the Ottoman Empire
history of Syria under the Ottoman Empire
history of the Caliphate
reign of Selim I
linked to: Selim I
religiousContext Sunni Islam
result Ottoman annexation of Egypt
Ottoman annexation of Syria
linked to: Ottoman Syria

Ottoman control over the Hejaz
Ottoman victory
fall of the Mamluk Sultanate
transfer of the caliphal title to the Ottoman sultans
significance enabled Ottoman control of Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean trade routes
marked the end of the Mamluk Sultanate
transferred leadership of the Sunni Islamic world to the Ottomans
startDate 1516
successorState Ottoman Empire in Egypt
Ottoman Empire in Syria
linked to: Ottoman Syria

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Selim I conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Mamluk Sultanate overthrowEvent Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
al-Mutawakkil III associatedWithEvent Ottoman conquest of Egypt
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) partOf Ottoman–Mamluk Wars
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman territorial expansion hasKeyEvent Conquest of Syria (1516)
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman territorial expansion hasKeyEvent Conquest of Hejaz (1517)
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman Syria startEvent Ottoman conquest of Mamluk Syria
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Marj Dabiq partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Marj Dabiq theaterOfWar Syrian campaign of 1516
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman sipahi cavalry usedInConflict Ottoman–Mamluk War
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman period in Egypt hasSignificantEvent Ottoman–Mamluk dual rule
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Ridaniya partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Ridaniya followedBy Ottoman conquest of Cairo
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Ridaniya theatre Egyptian campaign of the Ottoman–Mamluk War
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Bayezid II conflict Ottoman–Mamluk conflicts
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Al-Ashraf Tuman bay II conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire significantEvent Ottoman conquest of Mamluk Sultanate
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Tuman Bay II conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman annexation of Egypt partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman annexation of Egypt conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman annexation of Egypt relatedTo Ottoman conquest of the Mamluk Sultanate
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Conquest of Egypt partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman–Karamanid wars relatedTo Ottoman–Mamluk wars
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Marj Dabiq partOf Ottoman–Mamluk wars
subject linked to: Marj Dabiq
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Circassian Mamluk dynasty endEvent Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Qansuh al-Ghawri conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ridaniya partOf Ottoman–Mamluk conflicts
linked to: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Ridaniya conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
subject linked to: Ridaniya
Battle of Ridaniya partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
subject linked to: Ridaniya
Battle of Ridanieh conflictOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Ridanieh partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman military campaigns hasPart Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)