1516 ⟶ Ottoman Victory at Battle of Marj Dabiq
Selim I defeats the Mamluks at the Battle of Merc-i Dabik an...
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⚔️ Ottoman Victory at Second Battle of Kosovo
The Ottomans are victorious at the Second Battle of Kosovo. Serbia is annexed and Bosnia is made a vassal.⟶
Ottoman EmpireBattle of KosovoMilitary VictoryAnnexationBalkansWarfare15th CenturyExpansion
Serbia
Ottoman Empire⚔️ Battle of Chaldiran
Sultan Selim I defeats Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶
Ottoman EmpireSafavid EmpireBattleSunni-Shia ConflictReligious DivisionMilitary Conflict16th CenturySelim I
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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⚔️ Suleiman Expels Knights Hospitaller from Rhodes
Suleiman I defeats the Knights Hospitaller and drives them from the island of Rhodes.⟶
Ottoman EmpireSuleiman the MagnificentKnights HospitallerRhodesMilitary ConquestMediterranean16th CenturyExpansion
Turkey
Greece⚔️ 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
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