1504Amara Dunqas Founds the Sultanate of Sennar

Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas, in wh...
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👑 Amara Dunqas Founds the Sultanate of Sennar

Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas, in what is modern Sudan
Amara Dunqas Founds the Sultanate of Sennar (1504)
SultanateAfrican HistoryKingdomMiddle AgesNile ValleyPolitical Formation
SudanSudan

⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids

The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.
Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids (1515)
Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks

The Ottomans conquer the last beyliks of Anatolia, the Dulkadirs and the Ramadanids.
Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks (1515)
Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistoryMilitary ExpansionWarfareRegional PowerIslamic World
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Songhai Conquest of Niani

Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
Songhai Conquest of Niani (1545)
WarfareMaliMilitary HistoryAfrican HistorySonghai EmpireMali EmpireImperialismMilitary Conflict
MaliMali

⚔️ Ottoman Capture of Massawa

The Ottomans capture Massawa, all but isolating Ethiopia from the rest of the world.
Ottoman Capture of Massawa (1557)
Ottoman EmpireConquestTrade RoutesIsolationismWarfareExpansionism
EthiopiaEthiopiaTurkeyTurkeyEritreaEritrea

⚔️ Mali Empire Defeated at the Battle of Jenné

The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenné.
Mali Empire Defeated at the Battle of Jenné (1599)
African HistoryMilitaryEmpireWarfareMaliMilitary HistoryMali EmpireBattleMilitary Defeat
MaliMali