When did Gaza become Ottoman?

Chronology

1. 1517
   Became Ottoman

   With the Ottoman conquest of Egypt Mamluk rule ended and the city became Ottoman.

   Sultan: Selim I
2. 1773
   Note

   Incited by Russia, Sheikh Zahir al-Umar rebelled and seized Jerusalem, Jaffa, Nablus and Gaza.

   Sultan: Mustafa III
3. 1831
   Left Ottoman rule

   In November 1831 Muhammad Ali sent his son Ibrahim Pasha against Gaza; the city passed under Egyptian rule.

   Sultan: Mahmud II
4. 1841
   Became Ottoman

   Ibrahim Pasha had to return to Cairo and the region came back under Ottoman rule.

   Sultan: Abdulmejid I
5. 1917
   Left Ottoman rule

   General Allenby took the city; 400 years of Ottoman rule in Palestine (1517–1917) came to an end.

   Sultan: Mehmed V

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Palestine–Jordan (Jerusalem)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “GAZZE” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.