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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Target entity: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) Context triple: [Selim I, conflict, Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)]
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Long Turkish War
The Long Turkish War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy (and its allies) and the Ottoman Empire, largely fought over control of territories in Central and Southeastern Europe.
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Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
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Great Turkish War
The Great Turkish War was a late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition known as the Holy League fought the Ottoman Empire, leading to significant territorial losses for the Ottomans in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
The Siege of Acre (1189–1191) was a pivotal and protracted engagement of the Third Crusade in which Crusader forces ultimately captured the key port city of Acre from Saladin’s Ayyubid dynasty.
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Arab–Byzantine wars
The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) Target entity description: 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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A.
Long Turkish War
The Long Turkish War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy (and its allies) and the Ottoman Empire, largely fought over control of territories in Central and Southeastern Europe.
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B.
Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
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C.
Great Turkish War
The Great Turkish War was a late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition known as the Holy League fought the Ottoman Empire, leading to significant territorial losses for the Ottomans in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
The Siege of Acre (1189–1191) was a pivotal and protracted engagement of the Third Crusade in which Crusader forces ultimately captured the key port city of Acre from Saladin’s Ayyubid dynasty.
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E.
Arab–Byzantine wars
The Arab–Byzantine wars were a series of protracted military conflicts between the early Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and Near East from the 7th to the 11th centuries.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman–Mamluk conflict
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war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mamluk Sultanate
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surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| cause |
Ottoman expansion into the Middle East
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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
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Selim I ⓘ Tuman Bay II ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfBattle |
Battle of Marj Dabiq
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surface form:
Battle of Marj Dabiq, 24 August 1516
Battle of Ridaniya ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Ridaniya, 22 January 1517
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| endDate | 1517 ⓘ |
| endedWith | execution of Tuman Bay II in 1517 ⓘ |
| era | early 16th century ⓘ |
| location |
Egypt
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Hejaz ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Syria ⓘ |
| majorBattle |
Battle of Marj Dabiq
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Battle of Ridaniya ⓘ Battle of Ridaniya ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Yaunis Khan
|
| outcome |
Ottoman protection of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina
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incorporation of Egypt as an Ottoman province ⓘ incorporation of Syria as an Ottoman province ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ottoman–Mamluk Wars
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| politicalConsequence |
Ottoman sultans assuming the title of caliph
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integration of Mamluk elite into Ottoman administrative system ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
Mamluk Sultanate
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surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo
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| relatedTo |
history of Egypt under the Ottoman Empire
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history of Syria under the Ottoman Empire ⓘ history of the Caliphate ⓘ Selim I ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Selim I
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| religiousContext | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| result |
Ottoman annexation of Egypt
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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
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marked the end of the Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ transferred leadership of the Sunni Islamic world to the Ottomans ⓘ |
| startDate | 1516 ⓘ |
| successorState |
Ottoman period in Egypt
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surface form:
Ottoman Empire in Egypt
Ottoman Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Empire in Syria
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Subject: Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) Description of subject: 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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