Ridaniya

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Ridaniya is a historical locality near Cairo, Egypt, known primarily as the site of a pivotal early 16th-century battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate.

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Ridaniya canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical locality
settlement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ridanieh
Battle of al-Raydaniyya
associatedEvent Ottoman conquest of Egypt
associatedWith Selim I
Tuman Bay II
belligerent Mamluk Sultanate
Ottoman Empire
commandedBy Selim I
Tuman Bay II
conflict Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
consequence Ottoman conquest of Egypt
end of the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt
coordinateRole battlefield
country Egypt
Egypt
date 1517
historicalPeriod early 16th century
historicalSignificance site of decisive Ottoman victory over Mamluks in 1517
knownFor Battle of Ridaniya
locatedIn Cairo Governorate
locatedInRegion Lower Egypt
locatedNear Cairo
Cairo
locatedOnContinent Africa
location Ridaniya
partOf Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517)
Ottoman–Mamluk conflicts
presentStatus historical locality near modern Cairo
result Ottoman victory
strategicImportance approach route to Cairo from the east
usedFor defensive fortifications by the Mamluks in 1517
year 1517

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Battle of Ridaniya location Ridaniya
Battle of Ridaniya location Ridaniya
subject linked to: Ridaniya