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When did Jerusalem become Ottoman?

Today: Palestine / Israel · Middle East and Egypt

392years under Ottoman rule

Jerusalem came under Ottoman rule in 1516; Ottoman rule ended in 1917. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods. Its present walls were built by Süleyman the Magnificent.

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1516–1831 · 315 years1840–1917 · 77 years

Chronology

  1. 1516
    Became Ottoman

    After Marj Dabiq the city probably came under Ottoman rule in October 1516, before the sultan arrived.

    Sultan: Selim I
  2. 1831
    Left Ottoman rule

    It passed under the rule of Muhammad Ali of Egypt.

    Sultan: Mahmud II
  3. 1840
    Became Ottoman

    Ottoman rule returned; from 1872 the city was a separate district reporting directly to Istanbul.

    Sultan: Abdulmejid I
  4. 1917
    Left Ottoman rule

    In December 1917 the British entered the city, ending some four centuries of Ottoman rule.

    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.

Open the map in 1516

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