Ottoman return of Mecca 1813
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Ottoman return of Mecca
1813 (also known as the Battle of Mecca) happened several days after the recapture of Jeddah during the Ottoman-Saudi war. Diriyah
's army and its 1,000 men in Mecca surrendered to Muhammad Ali of Egypt
and Tusun Pasha
, who recaptured the city for the Ottoman Empire
.
Mecca
Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...
1813 (also known as the Battle of Mecca) happened several days after the recapture of Jeddah during the Ottoman-Saudi war. Diriyah
First Saudi State
The First Saudi State was established in the year 1744 when imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Prince Muhammad ibn Saud formed an alliance to establish a religious & political sovereignty determined to cleanse the Arabian Peninsula of heretical practices and deviations from orthodox Islam...
's army and its 1,000 men in Mecca surrendered to Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Muhammad Ali Pasha al-Mas'ud ibn Agha was a commander in the Ottoman army, who became Wāli, and self-declared Khedive of Egypt and Sudan...
and Tusun Pasha
Tusun Pasha
Tusun Pasha was the elder son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, wali of Egypt between 1805-1849.Not as well known as Muhammad Ali's stepson and adopted son Ibrahim Pasha, Tusun did nevertheless attain some historical significance having led, in 1811, the successful military campaign of the Egyptian army in...
, who recaptured the city for the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
.