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When did Lebanon become part of the Ottoman Empire?
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Lebanon became part of the Ottoman Empire between 1516 and 1517. During this period, the Ottoman sultan Selim I defeated the Mamluks, incorporating Lebanon—which was then part of Mamluk Syria and Egypt—into his expanding empire.12