Ottoman–Safavid and Aq Qoyunlu Conflicts in Eastern Anatolia (1467–1639)

1. Aq Qoyunlu power rises in eastern Anatolia

   Jan 1, 1453Labels: Uzun Hasan, Aq Qoyunlu, Eastern Anatolia

   • Britannica

2. Ottomans defeat Aq Qoyunlu at Otlukbeli

   Aug 11, 1473Labels: Mehmed II, Battle of, Aq Qoyunlu

   • Otlukbeli
   • Britannica

3. Safavids consolidate a rival state in Iran

   Jan 1, 1501Labels: Safavid dynasty, Iran, Shah Ismail

   • Britannica

4. Ottomans defeat Safavids at Chaldiran

   Aug 23, 1514Labels: Selim I, Battle of, Safavids

   • Britannica
   • Chaldiran

5. Ottomans enter Tabriz after Chaldiran

   Sep 6, 1514Labels: Tabriz, Ottoman army, Safavid capital

   • Tabriz 1514
   • Britannica

6. Ottoman–Safavid war expands under Suleiman

   Jan 1, 1532Labels: Suleiman I, Ottoman Safavid, Caucasus

   • War 1532 1555
   • Amasya

7. Peace of Amasya sets a workable frontier

   May 29, 1555Labels: Peace of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire

   • Iranica
   • Amasya

8. War resumes as Ottomans push into Caucasus

   Jan 1, 1578Labels: Ottoman campaigns, Caucasus, Safavid weakness

   • War 1578 1590
   • Istanbul 1590

9. Treaty of Constantinople gives Ottomans major gains

   Mar 21, 1590Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman gains, Safavids

   • Istanbul 1590
   • War 1578 1590

10. Safavids begin reconquest with capture of Tabriz

    Oct 21, 1603Labels: Shah Abbas, Capture of, Safavid reconquest

    • Tabriz 1603
    • Nasuh Pasha

11. Treaty of Nasuh Pasha restores Amasya-era border

    Nov 20, 1612Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Safavid, Silk tribute

    • Nasuh Pasha
    • Serav

12. Treaty of Serav renews peace after brief war

    Sep 26, 1618Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire

    • Serav
    • War 1616 1618

13. Safavids seize Baghdad, escalating the 1623–1639 war

    Jan 14, 1624Labels: Capture of, Safavid forces, Mesopotamia

    • Baghdad 1624
    • War 1623 1639

14. Ottomans retake Baghdad in the 1638 siege

    Dec 25, 1638Labels: Murad IV, Siege of, Ottoman campaign

    • Baghdad 1638
    • War 1623 1639

15. Treaty of Zuhab fixes the Ottoman–Safavid border

    May 17, 1639Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Safavid, Qasr-e Shirin

    • Zuhab
    • War 1623 1639