History and chronology of Selim I the Grim in Turkey

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General

House Osmanli
Military
Osmanli Dynasty
Rebellion
Revolution
Turkey Kurdistan War
Turkey Persia War
Turkey Syria War

Events

Battle Chaldiran
Battle Merj Dabik
Battle Ridanieh
Capture
Death
Invasion Egypt
Invasion Kurdistan
Invasion Persia
Invasion Rhodes
Invasion Syria
Rebellion
Rule Egypt
Rule Euphrates
Succession

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Aleppo
Anatolia
Cairo
Chaldiran
Diyar Bakr
Khoi
Kurdistan
Mecca
Merj Dabik
Rhodes
Ridanieh
River Euphrates
Salihia
Sivas
Tabriz

Selim I the Grim History of Turkey


1512	Succession
Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey
1515	Battle of Chaldiran
23rd Aug Chaldiran Defeats the Persians in Chaldiran, 1st step in a dramatic rise in Turkish power
23rd Aug Chaldiran Selim I crushes Shah Ismail I's force of 50,000 at Chaldiran
1515	Capture
Selim I captures Kurdistan
Diyar Bakr The Turks occupy Diyar Bakr
5th Sep Tabriz Selim I captures Tabriz without any resistance but is unable to hold it
1515	Invasion of Kurdistan
Kurdistan Marches into Kurdistan & drives the Persians into the Iranian highlands
1515	Invasion of Persia
Khoi Advances as far as Khoi
Sivas Marches with an army of 60,000 from Sivas to the Upper Euprates
1515	Rule of Euphrates
River Euphrates The Turks withdraw from Tabriz after but keep a hold on the Upper Euphrates
1516	Battle of Merj Dabik
24th Aug Merj Dabik Defeats the Marmelukes & kills their leader Kansu
1516	Capture
Captures Syria & prepares an invasion of Egypt
1516	Invasion of Syria
July Aleppo Learns Syrians under Sultan al-Gauri are preparing to ally with Persia & invades Syria
1517	Battle of Ridanieh
22nd Jan Ridanieh Defeats the Marmelukes & marches into Cairo
1517	Capture
Mecca Occupies Mecca & the west Arabian coast
Anatolia The Turks complete the occupation of Eastern Anatolia
5th July Cairo Makes his entry into Cairo, the Turks become masters of Egypt
1517	Invasion of Egypt
16th Jan Salihia Marches across the Gaza Desert via Salihia
1517	Rule of Egypt
Cairo Selim declares himself the Sultan of Egypt
1517	Succession
Cairo Becomes the ruler of Syria, Egypt & Hejaz
1519	Rebellion
Anatolia Suppresses a religious rebellion in Anatolia
Suppresses a religious rebellion in Syria
1520	Death
22nd Sep Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes
1520	Invasion of Rhodes
22nd Sep Rhodes Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes