Ottomans conquer Mamluk Egypt and occupy Cairo

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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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://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=9925, accessed 23 November 2024.]

9925 Ottomans conquer Mamluk Egypt and occupy Cairo 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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