Battle of Ridaniya
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Battle of Ridaniya | |||||||
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Part of the Mamluk-Ottoman War (1516–1517) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | Mamluk Sultanate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sultan Selim I Hadım Sinan Pasha †[1] |
Sultan Tuman Bay II Janbirdi al-Ghazali Shadi Baig † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000 | 20,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6,000[3] | 7,000[3] |
The Battle of Ridaniya or Battle of Ridanieh (
Description of the battle
Sultan Tuman bay II now resolved himself to march out as far as Salahia, and there meet the Turks wearied by the desert march;
O Lord, uphold the Sultan, Monarch both of land and the two Seas; Conqueror of both Hosts; King of both Iracs [sic]; Minister of both Holy cities; the great Prince Selim Shah! Grant him Thy heavenly aid and glorious victories ! O King of the present and the future, Lord of the Universe![5]
Still plunder and riot went on. The Turks seized all they could lay hold of, and threatened death unless on payment of large ransom. The Circassian were everywhere pursued and mercilessly slaughtered, their heads being hung up around the battle field.[5] It was not till some days had passed, that Selim I with Caliph Al-Mutawakkil III, whose influence for mercy began now to be felt, having entered the city stopped these wild hostilities, and the inhabitants began again to feel some measure of security.[5]
The following night, Tuman reappeared and with his
Satisfied with this victory,
Soon after, the amnesty was extended to all the hidden Emirs, who as they appeared were upbraided by Selim I, and then distributed in cells throughout the Citadel. Emir Janbirdi al-Ghazali who fought bravely at the Battle of Ridanieh, but now cast himself at Selim's feet, was alone received with honor and even given a command to fight against the Bedouins.[5] There is a great diversity of opinion as to when Janbirdi either openly or by collusion took the Ottoman side. The presumption is that he was faithful up to the Battle of Ridanieh, and then seeing the cause hopeless retired and went over to the Ottomans about the end of January.[5] Having strongly garrisoned the Citadel, Selim I now took up his residence there, and for security had a detachment quartered at the foot of the great entrance gate.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913–1936, Vol. 9, Ed. Martijn Theodoor Houtsma, (Brill, 1938), 432.
- ^ Nicolle, p. 16
- ^ a b Dupuy, R. Ernest; Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History (4th ed.). HarperCollins Publishers. p. 540.
- The UNESCO Courier. 53 (5). United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization: 6. Archivedfrom the original on July 8, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Muir, William (1896). The Mameluke; Or, Slave Dynasty of Egypt, 1260–1517, A.D. Smith, Elder. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Bibliography
- Nicolle, David (1993) The Mamluks 1250–1517. Opsrey Publishing. ISBN 1-85532-314-1