Struggle for Domination in the Middle East: The Ottoman-Mamluk War, 1485-91 (Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage)

✍ Scribed by Shai Har-El

• Publisher: Brill
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 259
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This two-part volume offers a comprehensive account of the conflict between the Ottoman and Mamluk Empires. Part One explores Ottoman-Mamluk relations from their inception in the middle of the 14th century to the laying of the foundations of the conflict in the second half of the 15th century. Part Two offers a detailed description of the actual war of 1485-91, and analyzes it from various angles including military, economic, and diplomatic.
Based largely on Ottoman, Mamluk and Italian primary sources--documentary and narrative--the volume helps to understand the second and final war between the Ottomans and Mamluks in 1516-17, which resulted in the downfall of the Mamluk Empire and the firm establishment of Ottoman power in the Middle East.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Transliteration
List of illustrations and tables
Abbreviations
Introduction: Concepts and Sources
The Anatolian State System
Principles of Intra-Muslim Conflict Relations
Patron-Client Relationship as a Method of Statecraft
Sources for the First Ottoman-Mamluk War
PART ONE THE STRUGGLE FOR SOUTHEASTERN ANATOLIA
I. The Mamluk Frontier Policy in Anatolia
Mamluk Expansion into Southeastern Anatolia
The Mamluk Frontier: A Geographical Description
The Buffer Principalities of Dulkadir and Ramadan
Military Organization of the Frontier
The Mamluk Defensive Perimeter in Cilicia
The Decline of Mamluk Military Power
II. Harmony and Conflict in Early Ottoman-Mamluk Relations
Ottoman Expansion into Muslim Anatolia
Early Ottoman-Mamluk Confrontation
Karaman and Dulkadir: Bones of Contention
III. The Struggle for Karaman and Dulkadir (1464–81)
Ottoman Conquest of Karaman (1464–70)
The Battle for Dulkadir (1465–70)
From Amicability to Hostility (1470–81)
IV. Prelude to the War (1481–85)
Mamluk Intervention in Ottoman Civil Strife
Mamluk Interference in Ottoman-Bahmani Relations
Mamluk and European Intrigues Concerning Jem
Continuing Disturbances in the Borderlands
Ottoman Aid to Dulkadir and Outbreak of Hostilities
The Mamluk Peace Initiative and Defensive Measures
PART TWO THE FIRST OTTOMAN-MAMLUK WAR
V. Ottoman Invasions of Cilicia (1485–87)
First Ottoman Invasion
Mamluk Repulsion of Ottoman Occupation Forces
Second Ottoman Invasion
VI. Contest in the Diplomatic Arena (1486–88)
Diplomatic Activity in Europe Regarding Jem
Mamluk Attempts to Lure the Akkoyunlus
Venetian Concern Over Cyprus
VII. The Battle of Aġa-Çayırı (1488)
Ottoman Recapture of Cilicia
Naval Blockade of the Syrian Gates
The Ottoman Defeat
VIII. The Close of the War (1489–91)
Renewed Mamluk-Dulkadirid Axis
Diplomatic Maneuvers
Mamluk and Dulkadirid Raids into Karaman
Both Parties Ready for Peace
The Peace Treaty of 1491
Epilogue
Appendix
1. Sources on the Second Ottoman-Mamluk War
2. Description of the Ottoman Fleet by Tursun Beg
3. Venetian Intelligence Report on the Ottoman Fleet
4. Rhodian Report on the Ottoman-Mamluk War
Bibliography
Index