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Yavuz Sultan Selim was a determined and exceptionally intelligent sultan, much like his grandfather Fatih Sultan Mehmet, with grand ambitions. Upon ascending the throne, there were two major Turkish states in the east: the Ottomans and the Mamluks centered in Egypt. The Mamluk State controlled Mecca and Medina, the holiest cities of Islam, and held sway over the lucrative spice routes. Yavuz Sultan Selim turned his gaze southward toward the Mamluks, aiming to end this dualism in the Islamic worl