Ottoman conquest of the Levant
1516 · Event
Selim I defeats the Mamluks at Marj Dabiq, bringing Syria, Lebanon and Palestine under four centuries of Ottoman rule.
On these timelines: The Levant, Anatolia / Byzantium / Ottoman / Turkey, Master
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