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When did Medina become Ottoman?

Today: Saudi Arabia · Middle East and Egypt

395years under Ottoman rule

Medina came under Ottoman rule in 1517; Ottoman rule ended in 1919. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods. It was the last Ottoman stronghold to hold out after Mudros.

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1517–1805 · 288 years1812–1919 · 107 years

Chronology

  1. 1517
    Became Ottoman

    When Selim I confirmed the sharif of Mecca in office, Medina too came under Ottoman rule.

    Sultan: Selim I
  2. 1805
    Left Ottoman rule

    The Wahhabis occupied the city in June 1805.

    Sultan: Selim III
  3. 1812
    Became Ottoman

    Tusun Pasha recovered the city on 3 December 1812 after a two-week siege.

    Sultan: Mahmud II
  4. 1916
    Note

    Fahreddin Pasha defended the city for two years and seven months; Medina was the last Ottoman stronghold in the region.

    Sultan: Mehmed V
  5. 1919
    Left Ottoman rule

    Seventy-two days after the Armistice of Mudros, on 10 January 1919, the city was surrendered.

    Sultan: Mehmed VI

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 “Hejaz (Mecca–Medina)”. 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 1517

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