Capture of Cairo (1517) 1517
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1517 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Egypt | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Africa | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17 | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 30.0667, 31.2167 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The capture of Cairo was the final major engagement of the Ottoman Mamluk War of 1516-1517. The city of Cairo, the capital of the Mamluk Sultanate, was sacked and fell into the hands of the Ottoman forces led by Sultan Selim I during the 27-30 January 1517. Following Cairo's fall and the subsequent execution of the last Mamluk Sultan and member of the Abbasid dynasty: Tuman Bay II, the Mamluk Sultanate was absorbed into the expanding Ottoman Empire.
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