Succession1512
Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey
Historical person
Selim I the Grim Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Selim I the Grim, based on 26 World History Database records associated with Turkey.
26 records1512–152019 events15 places
Chronological biography
1512
1515
Capture of Diyar Bakr1515
The Turks occupy Diyar Bakr
Capture of Turkey1515
Selim I captures Kurdistan
Invasion of Kurdistan1515
Marches into Kurdistan & drives the Persians into the Iranian highlands
Invasion of Persia1515
Advances as far as Khoi
Invasion of Persia1515
Marches with an army of 60,000 from Sivas to the Upper Euprates
Rule of Euphrates1515
The Turks withdraw from Tabriz after but keep a hold on the Upper Euphrates
Battle of Chaldiran23 August 1515
Selim I crushes Shah Ismail Is force of 50,000 at Chaldiran. Defeats the Persians in Chaldiran, 1st step in a dramatic rise in Turkish power
Capture of Tabriz5 September 1515
Selim I captures Tabriz without any resistance but is unable to hold it
1516
Capture of Turkey1516
Captures Syria & prepares an invasion of Egypt
Invasion of SyriaJuly 1516
Learns Syrians under Sultan al-Gauri are preparing to ally with Persia & invades Syria
Battle of Merj-Dabik24 August 1516
Defeats the Marmelukes & kills their leader Kansu
1517
Capture of Anatolia1517
The Turks complete the occupation of Eastern Anatolia
Capture of Mecca1517
Occupies Mecca & the west Arabian coast
Rule of Egypt1517
Selim declares himself the Sultan of Egypt
Succession1517
Becomes the ruler of Syria, Egypt & Hejaz
Invasion of Egypt16 January 1517
Marches across the Gaza Desert via Salihia
Battle of Ridanieh22 January 1517
Defeats the Marmelukes & marches into Cairo
Capture of Cairo5 July 1517
Makes his entry into Cairo, the Turks become masters of Egypt
1519
Reballion of religious1519
Suppresses a religious rebellion in Syria
Reballion of religious1519
Suppresses a religious rebellion in Anatolia
Reballion of religious1519
Suppresses a religious rebellion in Syria
Reballion of religious1519
Suppresses a religious rebellion in Anatolia
Reballion of religious1519
Suppresses a religious rebellion in Anatolia
1520
Death of Selim I the Grim22 September 1520
Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes
Invasion of Rhodes22 September 1520
Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes
Titles and roles
Sultan
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.