296. Ottoman Gaza: Gunpowder Conquests & Rising Nationalism (Part 6)

Empire

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🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In 1516, the Ottomans defeated the mighty Mamluk Empire in the Middle East, taking control of Gaza. How did Ottoman forces roll out scorched-earth tactics on Gaza City to punish those who had rebelled against them? How did the citrus and cotton industries develop in Ottoman Palestine? What did the rise of nationalism at the turn of the twentieth century mean for Gaza and the surrounding region? Anita Anand and William Dalrymple are joined by Eugene Rogan, author of The Fall of The Ottomans, and Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at The University of Oxford, to discuss Ottoman rule in Gaza, from the 1500s to the early 20th century. Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: [email protected] Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.3	down upon al-Ahraf Kansu Al-Gauri,
0:49.3	14-9th Sultan of the Mamluk dynasty,
0:52.3	as he reviewed his troops for battle. Since the founding of the
0:56.3	dynasty in 1250, the Mamloks had ruled over the oldest and most powerful Islamic state of its day.
1:04.3	The Cairo-based empire spanned Egypt, Syria and Arabia. Kansu, a man in his 70s, had ruled the empire for 15 years.
1:14.2	He was now in Marjdebik, a field outside the Syrian city of Aleppo, at the northernmost point of his
1:21.2	empire, to confront the greatest danger the Mamlux had ever faced. He would fail fail and his failure would set in motion the demise of
1:30.5	his empire, paving the way for the conquest of the Arab lands by the Ottoman Turks. The date was August
1:39.1	24th, 1516. Hello and welcome to Empire and that was a reading from the opening passages of the Arabs by
1:48.4	Eugene Rogan, a very good friend of this show and Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History
1:53.8	at the University of Oxford.
1:55.0	Welcome to you, Eugene and thanks for coming back.
1:57.2	Thanks, Anita.
1:58.2	It's great to be with you.
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