| Capture of Aleppo | |||||||||
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| Part of Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) | |||||||||
 Selim I's campaign in Syria and Egypt | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Ottoman Empire |
 Mamluk Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Selim I |
Hayır Bey  | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 9,400 civilians massacred | ||||||||
The Capture of Aleppo was a phase of the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517). After inflicting a heavy defeat on the Mamluk army commanded by Qansuh al-Ghawri at the Battle of Marj Dabiq on 24 August 1516, the Ottoman army under Selim I continued its advance and entered Aleppo on 28 August 1516.
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