Ramadanid Emirate (Ottoman)

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Was an emirate that existed from 1352 to 1608 in Cilicia, taking over the rule of the region from the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Originally a vassal of the Mamluk Sultanate, when the latter was conquered by the Ottomans, the Ramadanid Emirate became an Ottoman vassal. The beys of Ramadanids held the administration of the Ottoman sanjak of Adana in a hereditary manner until 1608.

Establishment

January 1516: In 1516, Selim I incorporated the beylik into the Ottoman Empire after his conquest of the Mamluk state.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

January 1609: The beys of Ramadanids held the administration of the Ottoman sanjak of Adana in a hereditary manner until 1608, with the last 92 years as a vassal of the Ottomans.