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Ottoman Conquest of Mecca and Medina

Name: War Atlas: Named Conflicts and Empire Borders, 3000 BCE – Present
Creator: War Atlas
Keywords: wars, military history, conflicts, empires, historical atlas, casualties

Mecca · Medina · Arabian Peninsula

Estimated casualties

30Ksingle estimate · no range published

Ottoman forces conquered the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina from the Mamluks, establishing Ottoman control and prestige. The Ottomans became recognized as protectors of Islam.

Belligerents2

Ottoman Empire
Mamluk Sultanate

ON THE MAPOttoman EmpireMamluk Sultanate

Sources

Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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