Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17)/Operations in Egypt (1517)

Al-Ghuri's successor as Mamluk sultan, Tuman Bay, frantically recruited troops from various classes of society and Bedouins, and attempted to equip his armies with some quantity of cannons and firearms, but all at the last minute and on a limited scale.[5][6] Finally, at the doorstep of Cairo, the Battle of Ridaniya (24 January) took place, in which the Ottoman commander Hadım Sinan Pasha lost his life.[7] In this battle, Selim I and Tuman Bay faced each other. The firearms and guns deployed by Tuman Bay turned out to be almost useless, as the Ottomans managed an attack from the rear.[6]

The campaign had been supported by a fleet of about 100 ships that supplied the troops during their campaign to the south.[8]

A few days later, the Ottomans captured and sacked Cairo,[6] capturing Caliph Al-Mutawakkil III.[9] Tuman Bay regrouped his troops in Giza, where he was finally captured and hanged at the gate of Cairo.[10][2] [[Category:A]]