Capture of Damascus (1516)
| Capture of Damascus | |||||||||
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| Part of Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) | |||||||||
Selim I's Egyptian Campaign and capture of Damascus | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Mamluk Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Selim I | Nasireddin Bey | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 55,000–60,000 | Unknown | ||||||||
The Capture of Damascus was a phase of the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517). After defeating the Mamluk army under Qansuh al-Ghawri at the Battle of Marj Dabiq on 24 August 1516, the Ottoman army under Selim I continued its advance and reached the outskirts of Damascus on 27 September 1516, entering the city center on 3 October.