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Sultan Selim I

By mptaylor
  • Oct 10, 1470

    Sultan Selim I was born

    Selim I was born on October 12th in Amasya
  • Period: Oct 10, 1470 to Sep 22, 1520

    Life Span of Selim I

  • Oct 25, 1512

    Selim I became the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

  • May 14, 1513

    Selim Helps Babur

    Selim gave Babur weapons and other artillery to help him on his conquests.
  • Oct 18, 1514

    Control of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Arabia

  • Dec 25, 1514

    Battle of Chaldiran

    Defeat of Ismail 1 of Safavid Persia.
  • Jan 17, 1517

    Battle of Marj Dabiq

    Won against Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri of Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
  • Oct 29, 1517

    Battle of Ridaniya

    Defeated Tuman bay II of Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt. Egypt under rule of the Ottomans. Selim takes title of caliph.
  • Jun 13, 1519

    Respect for Selim

    Khair ed-Din gave his respects to Selim in exchange for Selim support against Spain.
  • Sep 22, 1520

    Selim I passes away

  • Sep 30, 1520

    Selim I, Exceeded

    Selim 1 exceeded by his son, Suleyman 1, shortly after his death.