Imperial Ottoman conquest of Egypt and the Levant. It began in 1516 and lasted until 22 January 1517 (about 1 year). The setting was Anatolia and Levant. It was part of Ottoman Wars in the Near East and Mamluk–Ottoman relations. Those involved included the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, the Ottoman Empire and Abbasids.
Before and after
- 1515Construction of Belém Tower
- 1515Construction of Melilla la Vieja
- 28 March 1515Birth of Teresa of Ávila
- from 13 September 1515 to 14 September 1515Battle of Marignano
- from 1516 to 1517Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
- 18 February 1516Birth of Mary I
- from 31 October 1517 to 1 January 1648Protestant Reformation
- 31 October 1517Ninety-five Theses
- 31 October 1517Origins of Lutheranism
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 1618 to 1648Thirty Years' War
- from 1642 to 1651English Civil War
- 24 October 1648Peace of Westphalia
- from 1652 to 1784Anglo-Dutch Wars
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- from 17 May 1756 to 15 February 1763Seven Years' War
The era
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