_ 47 _ Episodes of the year 1517 The events of that year began with the battle that took place between the Turkish Sultan and the new Sultan of the Mamluks, in which he was defeated, and what the Turkish Sultan did, and how he ruled Cairo and the whole country:(9) The battle between the Turk and the new Sultan in which he defeated him and what he did and how he ruled Cairo and all the country. The Grand Turk wintered in Damascus, deploying parts of his army in Jerusalem and Greece. And the before February was over, collecting together all his innumerable artillery, he crossed the desert and halted a league and a half from Cairo. The new Sultan had already been made, and surprised by the Grand Turk’s enterprise he set off with (9) Document no. and reference.
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