Battle of Mardin (1833)

The Battle of Mardin was a battle in 1833-1835.

Events

Prince Mir Muhammad Pasha of Rawanduz and his army captured Mardin from The Ottomans.  The period of peace was finally halted when the Ottoman Empire came into conflict with the Khedivate of Egypt. Then, the city came under the rule of insurgents associated with the Kurdish Milli clan. 

In 1835, the Milli tribe was subdued by the military troops of the Wāli of Diyarbekir Eyalet, Reşid Mehmed Pasha. During the siege, the city's Great Mosque was blown up. Between 1847 and 1865 the city's population suffered from a notable cholera epidemic, with the exact number of deaths not known.

References

Category:1833
Category:19th-century battles