Damascus, Ottoman

by Rafeq, Abdul-Karim

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Damascus (Dimashq) was occupied by the Ottoman sultan Selim (Selīm) I (r. 918–26/1512–20) on 1 Ramaḍān 922/28 September 1516. Selim had already defeated the army of the Mamlūk sultan at Marj Dābiq, north of Aleppo, on 25 Rajab 922/24 August 1516, and then occupied Aleppo, where he was declared Khādim al-Ḥaramayn al-Sharīfayn (Servitor of the Two Holy Sanctuaries), in the khuṭba (sermon) during the Friday prayer. The Damascenes, as well as the rest of the Syrians, did not oppose the

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Damascus (Dimashq) was occupied by the Ottoman sultan Selim (Selīm) I (r. 918–26/1512–20) on 1 Ramaḍān 922/28 September 1516. Selim had already defeated the army of the Mamlūk sultan at Marj Dābiq, north of Aleppo, on 25 Rajab 922/24 August 1516, and then occupied Aleppo, where he was declared Khādim al-Ḥaramayn al-Sharīfayn (Servitor of the Two Holy Sanctuaries), in the khuṭba (sermon) during the Friday prayer. The Damascenes, as well as the rest of the Syrians, did not oppose the

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1747

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eng Islam

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Rafeq, Abdul-Karim

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