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Ottoman Conquest of Egypt
On January 22, 1517, Selim I defeated Mamluk sultan Tumanbay II at Ridaniye and took Cairo, ending Mamluk rule and making the Ottomans a tri-continen…
Timeline
- 1517Gateway from Sinai to Cairo · EgyptSelim I led his army south from Damascus; Tumanbay II hastily assembled Mamluk forces and Bedouin allies and drew up his line at Ridaniye south of Cairo. Though the Mamluks fielded artillery, they were disorganized and tactically outdated.
- 1517Ridaniye · EgyptOttoman forces broke the Mamluk line with a flanking maneuver, and artillery and musket fire suppressed the cavalry charges. Ottoman commander Hadım Sinan Pasha was killed, but the Mamluk army routed and Tumanbay retreated to Cairo.
- 1517Cairo · CairoOttoman forces entered Cairo, seizing Egypt's wealth and administrative center. The Sharif of Mecca presented Selim with the keys to the holy cities, acknowledging him as guardian of the two sanctuaries, giving the Ottomans the supreme religious authority symbol of the Islamic world.
Sources
- Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman%E2%80%93Mamluk_War_(1516%E2%80%931517)
- Selim I https://www.britannica.com/biography/Selim-I