Sultan Selim I defeats the Sultan of Egypt and annexes Syria

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 6.1.2: Middle-Eastern Arabic Writing and Culture: Classical and Post-Classical, 700-1300.
Vol. editors: Ziad Elmarsafy (King's College London), Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Rita Sakr (Maynooth University), Anastasia Valassopoulos (University of Manchester)

Domains

Invasion, conquest and annexation

Dates

Date of occurrence 1516-08-24

Places

Iraq (Location)
Syria (Location)
Turkey (Involved)

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Ottoman Sultan Selim I, who has recently conquered northern Mesopotamia, defeats the Mameluke Sultan of Egypt, Kansu-al-Guari, at a battle near Aleppo. This victory enables him to annexe the territory of Syria for his Empire.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Sultan Selim I defeats the Sultan of Egypt and annexes Syria". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14235, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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