historiandaily:“We won the battle, but we lost Sinan.” -Sultan SelimJanuary 22, 1517- Su
historiandaily:“We won the battle, but we lost Sinan.” -Sultan SelimJanuary 22, 1517- Sultan Selim Yavuz inflicts his final defeat on the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya, ending a conflict that had only lasted a year. During the battle, Mamluk riders attacked and killed Grand Vizier Hadım Sinan Pasha, thinking he was the sultan. The Mamluk state collapsed shortly after and most of the Middle East fell under Ottoman control. The Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina were added to Selim’s empire and he was the first Ottoman sultan to be proclaimed Caliph. For the first time in two centuries, an Ottoman sultan ruled over more Muslims than Christians, drastically changing the balance of power, culture, and commerce with the empire. Selim also paved the way for his successors to expand further into Arabia, Africa, and beyond.Picture- Outline of the Ottoman Empire, from the Theatro d’el Orbe de la Tierra, Abraham Ortelius, 1570 -- source link