1517 ⟶ Ottoman Conquest of Egypt and Caliphate Transfer
The Ottoman army crosses the Sinai desert, defeats the new M...
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🇹🇷 Ottoman Conquest of Khanate of Crimea
The Khanate of Crimea is conquered and made a vassal state. Venice is defeated and the Ottoman Empire becomes master of the Aegean Sea.⟶
Ottoman EmpireKhanate of CrimeaVassal StateConquestExpansionAegean SeaVenice15th century
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Ukraine⚔️ Battle of Chaldiran
Sultan Selim I defeats Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶
Ottoman EmpireSafavid EmpireBattleSunni-Shia ConflictReligious DivisionMilitary Conflict16th CenturySelim I
Turkey
Iran
👑 Ottoman Conquest of Egypt and Caliphate Transfer
The Ottoman army crosses the Sinai desert, defeats the new Mamluk Sultan Tomanbai at the Battle of Ridaniye and Battle of Cairo and conquers Egypt. The Sharif of Mecca presented keys to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to Selim I and is declared their hereditary ruler. Al-Mutawakkil, the last Abbasid caliph, formally surrenders the title of caliph to Selim I.⟶
Ottoman EmpireMamluksCaliphateMeccaMedinaReligious AuthorityExpansionSelim I16th Century
Egypt
Saudi ArabiaTurkey⚔️ Ottoman Victory at Mohács and Conquest of Hungary
Suleiman I defeats the Hungarian army at the Battle of Mohács, where Louis II of Hungary dies. Buda and Pest are taken by the Ottomans and Hungary is declared a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire.⟶
Ottoman EmpireMilitary ConquestEuropean HistorySuleiman the MagnificentVassal StateBattle of MohácsExpansionism16th CenturyCentral Europe
HungaryTurkey☪️ Abolition of Ottoman Caliphate
The Turkish Grand National Assembly abolishes the Ottoman Caliphate and sends the remaining members of the Ottoman House into exile in a move that begins the extensive de-Islamization of the public sphere in Turkey. Hussain bin Ali declared himself Caliph and established the Sharifian Caliphate.⟶
CaliphateOttoman EmpireTurkeyIslamSecularismExileDe-IslamizationHussain bin AliSharifian Caliphate
Turkey