What the records say
- When
- 6 Feb 1517 – 9 Feb 1517
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 30.07° N, 31.22° E
- Description
- 1517 capture of the capital of the Mamluk Sultanate
Capture of Cairo (1517)
1517 capture of the capital of the Mamluk Sultanate
The capture of Cairo was the final major engagement of the Ottoman Mamluk War of 1516-1517. The city of Cairo, the capital of the Mamluk Sultanate, was sacked and fell into the hands of the Ottoman forces led by Sultan Selim I during the 27-30 January 1517.
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