Mamlūk-Ottoman War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Islam, Muslims, Mosques, Ottoman Empire
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Turkey, Asia Minor, Syria
- Date: May, 1485-April 13, 1517
Article abstract: At issue: Control over Egypt and the western Middle East. Result: Ottoman Empire annexed Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and Arabia.
Background
Two decades of mutual mistrust and friction along ill-defined frontiers between Mamlūk Syria and Ottoman Anatolia caused the Mamlūk-Ottoman War. After their epic conquest of Constantinople, the Ottomans had arrogantly declared themselves the leaders of Islam. The Mamlūks of Cairo, who controlled Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, regarded such posturing as a veiled...
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