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How Selim I Conquered Egypt and Brought the Caliphate to Istanbul
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Episode How Selim I Conquered Egypt and Brought the Caliphate to Istanbul
In 1517, Ottoman Sultan Selim I conquered the Mamluk Sultanate, annexing Syria, Egypt, and the Hejaz. But the most dramatic prize was ideological: the title of caliph, which the last Abbasid figurehead in Cairo formally transferred to the House of Osman. This episode traces the lightning campaign from the battlefield of Marj Dabiq to the execution of Tuman Bay, and explores how the caliphate became a tool of Ottoman legitimacy for centuries. We also examine the controversy: did Selim really force al-Mutawakkil III to hand over the caliphate, or was the story crafted later? Join Lucas and Luna as they unpack the conquest that turned the Ottoman beylik into an Islamic empire.
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