Battle of Marj Dabiq
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The Battle of Marj Dābiq, a decisive military engagement in Middle Eastern history, was fought on 24 August 1516, near the town of Dabiq, 44 km north of Aleppo. The battle was part of the 1516–17 war
Portrait of Selim I by Konstantin Kapıdağlı
Portrait of Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri, by Paolo Giovio (1483–1552)
Ottoman heavy cavalry, circa 1550
Hayır Bey
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Hayır Bey or Khayrbak ruled Egypt in the name of the Ottoman Empire from 1517 until his death in 1522. He was granted the position of governor by sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire for his help in t
Folio 163v. Surrender of Khâir bey to Selim I
