A MOMENT IN HISTORY
Capture of Cairo
1517 CE · Egypt, Africa · War
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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