Egypt Under Ottoman Rule
1517–1798 CE — Egypt remains formally part of the Ottoman Empire for centuries while powerful local military households gain substantial autonomy. Agricultural taxes and Red Sea trade rem...
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1517–1798 CE — Egypt remains formally part of the Ottoman Empire for centuries while powerful local military households gain substantial autonomy. Agricultural taxes and Red Sea trade rem...
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1517 CE — Ottoman Sultan Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and incorporates Egypt into the Ottoman Empire. Cairo loses its status as the capital of an independent regional empire but r...
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