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Ottoman–Safavid Wars (16th–17th centuries)

Ottoman–Safavid Wars (16th–17th centuries)

  1. Battle of Chaldiran breaks Safavid advance

    Labels: Selim I, Shah Ismail, Battle of

  2. Ottomans occupy Safavid capital Tabriz

    Labels: Tabriz, Ottoman Empire

  3. Ottomans capture Baghdad in Iraqi campaign

    Labels: Baghdad, S leyman

  4. Peace of Amasya ends 1532–1555 war

    Labels: Peace of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Dynasty

  5. Ottoman–Safavid War of 1578–1590 begins

    Labels: Ottoman Empire, Safavid Dynasty

  6. Ottoman armies win the Battle of Çıldır

    Labels: Battle of, Ottoman Army

  7. Safavids fail to retake Shamakhi

    Labels: Shamakhi, Safavid Dynasty

  8. Treaty of Constantinople codifies Ottoman gains

    Labels: Treaty of, Ferhad Pasha

  9. Safavid counteroffensive retakes Tabriz

    Labels: Shah Abbas, Tabriz

  10. Battle of Sufiyan delivers major Safavid victory

    Labels: Battle of, Shah Abbas

  11. Treaty of Nasuh Pasha restores 1555 frontier

    Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire

  12. Treaty of Serav ends war of 1616–1618

    Labels: Treaty of, Safavid Dynasty

  13. Safavids capture Baghdad, reopening Mesopotamian war

    Labels: Baghdad, Shah Abbas

  14. Ottomans reconquer Baghdad after prolonged siege

    Labels: Murad IV, Baghdad

  15. Treaty of Zuhab fixes enduring Ottoman–Safavid border

    Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Dynasty