Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Selim I Biography and Timeline

Follow Selim I through 1 dated historical records for Turkey.

Selim I, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1516–1516Years on this page

1516

Ottomans Gain Control of Antioch

Antioch · Warfare / Military

Following the Ottoman defeat of the Mamluks in northern Syria, Antioch came under the authority of Sultan Selim I.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.