Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–1491)

Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–1491)
Part of the Ottoman wars in the Near East

Map of Asia Minor. Cilicia in light pink in southern Anatolia.
Date1485–1491
Location
Result Mamluk victory
Territorial
changes
Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents

Ottoman Empire

Mamluk Sultanate

Supported By:
Vasak tribe
Turgudlu tribe
Commanders and leaders
Qaitbay
Muhammad al-Jaziri
Atabeğ Uzbek
Casualties and losses
120,000–180,000 killed 30,000 killed

The Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1485–1491 took place when the Ottoman Sultanate invaded the Mamluk Sultanate's territories of Anatolia and Syria. This war was an essential event in the Ottoman struggle for the domination of the Middle-East. After multiple encounters, the war ended in a Mamluk victory and a peace treaty was signed in 1491, restoring the status quo ante bellum. It lasted until the Ottomans and the Mamluks again went to war in 1516–17; in that war the Ottomans defeated and conquered the Mamluks.