1599 ⟶ Mali Empire Defeated at the Battle of Jenné

The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenné.
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⚔️ 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

⚔️ Ottoman Sack of Nicosia

20,000 inhabitants of Nicosia in Cyprus were massacred and every church, public building, and palace was looted. Cyprus fell to the Ottoman Turks the following year.⟶
Ottoman Sack of Nicosia (1570)
Ottoman EmpireMassacreInvasionConquestSiegeReligious ConflictWarfare
CyprusCyprusTurkeyTurkey

⚔️ 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