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Revolt · 1520
Canbirdi Gazali, a former Mamluk emir who had helped Selim I in the Egyptian campaign, had been made governor of Damascus in 1518. Less than two months after Süleyman's accession he rose with the aim of restoring the Mamluk state. On 27 January 1521 the Ottoman forces under Ferhad Pasha routed his army at Mastaba near Damascus; Canbirdi was killed while fleeing and his head was handed to Ferhad Pasha. The Safavids also lost the chance to profit from the unrest.
| Date | Late 1520 – 27 January 1521 |
|---|---|
| Location | Damascus (Syria) |
| Result | Defeated at Mastaba and killed while fleeing; Damascus returned to Ottoman control |
| Belligerents | Ottoman Empire (Süleyman I) | Canbirdi Gazali and Mamluk supporters |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Ferhad Pasha | Canbirdi Gazali |
Took place during the reign of Suleiman I (1520–1566). Suleiman I
Open the reign of Suleiman I on the mapBy the atlas's calculation the Ottoman lands covered about 3,034,000 km² in 1520; at the start of Suleiman I's reign they measured 3,034,000 km², at its end 5,127,000 km².
During Suleiman I (1520–1566) the atlas records 20 regions gained and 1 region lost.
Regions gained: Belgrade–Šabac (1521), Rhodes and the Dodecanese (1522), Eastern Slavonia and Syrmia (Osijek–Vukovar) (1526), Lika–Krbava (1527), Baghdad–Basra (1534), Azerbaijan–Shirvan–Yerevan (1534), Požega (central Slavonia) (1537), Yemen–Asir (1538), and 12 more.
Regions lost: Azerbaijan–Shirvan–Yerevan (1555).
With a reign of forty-six years he ruled longer than any other sultan. He brought the state to its military, legal and cultural peak; yet the executions of his sons Mustafa and Bayezid are the gravest instances of violence within the dynasty.
Areas are land area computed from the atlas's region data; see Method and sources.
Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “Canbirdi Gazâlî” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.