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
surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt

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
surface form: Battle of Marj Dabiq, 24 August 1516

Battle of Ridaniya
surface form: Battle of Ridaniya, 22 January 1517
endDate 1517
endedWith execution of Tuman Bay II in 1517
era early 16th century
location Egypt
Hejaz
Levant region
surface form: Levant

Syria
majorBattle Battle of Marj Dabiq
Battle of Ridaniya
Battle of Ridaniya
surface form: Battle of Yaunis Khan
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 War (1516–1517) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ottoman–Mamluk Wars
politicalConsequence Ottoman sultans assuming the title of caliph
integration of Mamluk elite into Ottoman administrative system
predecessorState Mamluk Sultanate
surface form: Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo
relatedTo history of Egypt under the Ottoman Empire
history of Syria under the Ottoman Empire
history of the Caliphate
Selim I
surface form: reign of Selim I
religiousContext Sunni Islam
result Ottoman annexation of Egypt
Ottoman Syria
surface form: Ottoman annexation of 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 period in Egypt
surface form: Ottoman Empire in Egypt

Ottoman Syria
surface form: Ottoman Empire in 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–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Ottoman conquest of Egypt
Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ottoman–Mamluk Wars
Ottoman territorial expansion hasKeyEvent Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Conquest of Syria (1516)
Ottoman territorial expansion hasKeyEvent Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Conquest of Hejaz (1517)
Ottoman Syria startEvent Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Ottoman conquest of Mamluk Syria
Battle of Marj Dabiq partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Marj Dabiq theaterOfWar Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Syrian campaign of 1516
Ottoman sipahi cavalry usedInConflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Ottoman–Mamluk War
Ottoman period in Egypt hasSignificantEvent Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Ottoman–Mamluk dual rule
Battle of Ridaniya partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Battle of Ridaniya followedBy Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Ottoman conquest of Cairo
Battle of Ridaniya theatre Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Egyptian campaign of the Ottoman–Mamluk War
Bayezid II conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
this entity surface form: Ottoman–Mamluk conflicts
Al-Ashraf Tuman bay II conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)