Which empire ruled the region of Palestine from 1517 until the end of the First World War?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The Ottoman Empire, ruled from Istanbul
- Step 1: Sultan Selim I took the region from the Mamluks in 1516 and 1517. Step 2. Ottoman rule lasted until British forces took Jerusalem in December 1917 and the war ended in 1918. Answer: the Ottoman Empire. Why not the others: the Byzantines and the Mamluks ruled earlier, and the Safavids never held the region.
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