Battle of Ridaniya and conquest of Egypt
The Ottomans take Egypt and the holy cities of Arabia
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Near Cairo, Selim I's army defeated the Mamluks of Sultan Tuman Bay. Egypt became Ottoman, along with guardianship of Mecca and Medina, strengthening Ottoman claims to leadership of the Islamic world.
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- 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas — 23 years earlier
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Americas
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- Leonardo da Vinci (aged 65)
- Nicolaus Copernicus (aged 44)
- Michelangelo (aged 42)
- Martin Luther (aged 34)
- Maximilian I (aged 58)
- Moctezuma II (aged 51)
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- Vasily III (aged 38)