Siege of Kayseri (1490)
| Siege of Kayseri | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–1491) | |||||||||
Kayseri Castle today | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ottoman Empire | Mamluk Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Mihailoğlu İskender Bey (POW) Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha (POW) Mustafa Pasha † |
Uzbek Bey Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri | ||||||||
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Relief Army: 30,000–60,000 Garrison: Unknown | 22,000–62,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy, garrison surrendered | Heavy | ||||||||
The 1490 siege of Kayseri took place during the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–1491). Mamluk forces, led by Atabeg Uzbek Bey and Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, laid siege to the central Anatolian city of Kayseri, which was under Ottoman control. The siege resulted in a Mamluk victory after the Ottoman forces, led by Governor Mihailoğlu İskender Bey, were decisively defeated and the city fell.