Ottomans conquer Mamluk Egypt and occupy Cairo

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.1.1: North African Writing and Culture: Arabic, Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanic.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Lia Brozgal (University of California, Los Angeles), Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), Ziad Elmarsafy (King's College London), Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Dalia Mostafa (University of Manchester), Nora Parr (SOAS, University of London), Rita Sakr (Maynooth University)

Domains

Invasion, conquest and annexation

Dates

Date of occurrence 1517-01-22

Places

Egypt (Location)
Turkey (Involved)

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The Turks take Cairo. The Sherif of Mecca subsequently surrenders to Selim I and Arabia comes under Turkish suzerainty. The holy places of Mecca and Medina are now under the control of Selim I.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Ottomans conquer Mamluk Egypt and occupy Cairo". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=9925, accessed 20 April 2024.]

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