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When did Kahramanmaraş become Ottoman?

Kahramanmaraş (Marash) · Today: Turkey

397years under Ottoman rule

Kahramanmaraş came under Ottoman rule in 1522; it remained an Ottoman city until the end of the empire. It changed hands in between; there are 3 separate Ottoman periods.

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1522–1833 · 311 years1835–1919 · 84 years1920–until 1922 · 2 years

Chronology

  1. 1522
    Became Ottoman

    After the execution of Şehsuvaroğlu Ali Bey, last lord of the Dulkadirids, the city came under direct Ottoman rule.

    Sultan: Suleiman I
  2. 1833
    Left Ottoman rule

    The city was occupied by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt and stayed under his rule for almost nineteen months.

    Sultan: Mahmud II
  3. 1835
    Became Ottoman

    Egyptian rule ended.

    Sultan: Mahmud II
  4. 1919
    Left Ottoman rule

    The British occupied the city on 22 February 1919 and handed over to the French on 29 October 1919.

    Sultan: Mehmed VI
  5. 1920
    Became Ottoman

    After the townspeople's uprising the French evacuated the city on 11 February 1920; it was later given the title 'Kahraman' (heroic).

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 “Cilicia–Maraş (Ramadan–Dulkadir)”. 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 1522

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