Conquest of Egypt
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The Conquest of Egypt was the 1517 Ottoman campaign that toppled the Mamluk Sultanate and brought Egypt—and with it control of the holy cities and key trade routes—under Ottoman rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman–Mamluk War event
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military campaign ⓘ |
| after | Ottoman victory at the Battle of Marj Dabiq (1516) ⓘ |
| aftermath | continued local influence of former Mamluk elites under Ottoman suzerainty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
consolidation of Ottoman power in the Middle East
ⓘ
expansion of Ottoman control over Arab lands ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Mamluk Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Selim I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderFor | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Mamluk Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1517 ⓘ |
| hasKeyBattle |
Battle of Raydaniyah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Ridaniya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
capture of Cairo by the Ottomans
ⓘ
execution of Tuman Bay II ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 16th century ⓘ |
| ledTo |
abolition of the Mamluk sultanate in Cairo
ⓘ
establishment of Ottoman provincial administration in Egypt ⓘ recognition of the Ottoman sultan as caliph by some contemporaries ⓘ |
| location | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedCommander | Tuman Bay II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedCommanderFor | Mamluk Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ottoman conquest of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| result | Ottoman victory ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Ottoman annexation of Egypt
ⓘ
Ottoman control of key Red Sea trade routes ⓘ Ottoman control of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina ⓘ fall of the Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ integration of Egypt into the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| significance |
brought the last major center of Mamluk power under Ottoman rule
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extended Ottoman influence over the Red Sea and routes to the Indian Ocean ⓘ shifted control of the eastern Mediterranean trade routes to the Ottomans ⓘ |
| startDate | 1517 ⓘ |
| year | 1517 ⓘ |
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