Ottoman-Mamluk Border Conflict (1485)

Name: Ottoman-Mamluk Border Conflict (1485)
Start: 1485
End: 1486

Type Event Region Asia Time 1485–1486

In 1485, a border war broke out between Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II and Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay, arising from disputes over suzerainty of the Dulkadir pr…

Timeline

1485Dulkadir-Malatya border · Eastern AnatoliaThe Ottomans supported a claimant to the Dulkadir throne, while the Mamluks upheld the rule of their vassal Ala al-Dawla. Disputes over suzerainty of the vassal state and spheres of influence in southeastern Anatolia intensified, and Bayezid decided to launch a combined land and sea operation.
1485Tarsus · CiliciaThe governor of Karaman, Karagöz Mehmed Pasha, pacified tribes such as the Turgutlu before leading local forces into Cilicia, capturing Adana, Tarsus, and several fortresses, with Ottoman forces penetrating deep into Mamluk borderlands.
1486Adana · CiliciaMamluk reinforcements counterattacked, and the forces of Piyale Mehmed suffered an initial defeat outside Adana. Bayezid sent Janissary reinforcements under his son-in-law Husrev Pasha, but they were defeated again on March 15, with Husrev captured and Cilicia returning to Mamluk control.

Sources

Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–1491) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman%E2%80%93Mamluk_War_(1485%E2%80%9391)
Mamlūk-Ottoman Wars https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/mamluk-ottoman-wars