Ottoman Syria and Palestine

Ottoman Syria and Palestine was an empire in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from 1516 to 1918 CE, about 402 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Four centuries of Ottoman rule through governors in Damascus, Aleppo, Sidon and later Beirut. British and Arab forces took the region in 1917 and 1918 during the First World War.

See Ottoman Syria and Palestine on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1516 to 1918 CE

Duration

402 years

Type

Empire

Region

Levant, Middle East

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Damascus, Aleppo

Came from

• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE

Became

• Arab Kingdom of Syria 1918 to 1920 CE
• French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon 1920 to 1946 CE
• Mandatory Palestine 1920 to 1948 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1908 Oil struck at Masjed Soleyman
• 1915 Armenian genocide
• 1916 Arab Revolt and Sykes-Picot

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Safavid Empire 1501 to 1736 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
• Russian Caucasus 1801 to 1917 CE
• Emirate of Diriyah 1727 to 1818 CE
• Afsharid dynasty 1736 to 1796 CE
• Sharifate of Mecca 967 to 1925 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia

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