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Safavid–Ottoman Wars (1514–1639)

Safavid–Ottoman Wars (1514–1639)

  1. Battle of Chaldiran establishes Ottoman advantage

    Labels: Selim I, Shah Ismail, Battle of

  2. Ottomans defeat Safavids at Chaldiran

    Labels: Battle of, Selim I, Isma'il I

  3. Ottomans briefly occupy Safavid capital Tabriz

    Labels: Tabriz, Ottoman army

  4. Peace of Amasya establishes a working border

    Labels: Peace of, Safavid Empire, Ottoman Empire

  5. Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532–1555 begins

    Labels: Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire

  6. Ottoman–Safavid War begins amid Safavid instability

    Labels: Ottoman offensive, Caucasus, Safavid instability

  7. Ottoman capture of Baghdad consolidates Iraq front

    Labels: Baghdad, Suleiman I

  8. Safavids defeat Crimean force at Mollahasanli

    Labels: Battle of, Hamza Mirza, Crimean Khanate

  9. Siege of Van marks second Ottoman campaign

    Labels: Van, Ottoman campaign

  10. Treaty of Constantinople ends the 1578–1590 war

    Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire

  12. Safavid counteroffensive begins under Shah Abbas I

    Labels: Shah Abbas, Safavid counteroffensive, 1603 campaign

  13. Ottoman–Safavid War of 1578–1590 begins

    Labels: Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire

  14. Treaty of Nasuh Pasha restores Amasya-era borders

    Labels: Treaty of, Amasya borders, silk tribute

  15. Safavid victory at Mollahasanli checks Crimean allies

    Labels: Hamza Mirza, Crimean Khanate

  16. Ottoman–Safavid War resumes over tribute and fortresses

    Labels: Ottoman Safavid, South Caucasus, tribute dispute

  17. Treaty of Constantinople cedes major territories

    Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire

  18. Treaty of Serav ends the 1616–1618 war

    Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire, Safavid Empire

  19. Safavids recapture Tabriz, war resumes in 1603

    Labels: Shah Abbas, Tabriz

  20. Safavids capture Baghdad, escalating the Iraq struggle

    Labels: Capture of, Safavid forces, Mesopotamia

  21. Treaty of Nasuh Pasha restores Amasya border

    Labels: Treaty of, silk tribute

  22. Ottoman siege of Baghdad fails to retake the city

    Labels: Siege of, Ottoman siege, Safavid defense

  23. Treaty of Serav renews peace after 1616–1618 war

    Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Safavid

  24. Ottomans recapture Baghdad after a major siege

    Labels: Recapture of, Murad IV, Ottoman siege

  25. Safavids capture Baghdad, opening 1623–1639 war

    Labels: Baghdad, Safavid Empire

  26. Treaty of Zuhab ends the Safavid–Ottoman wars era

    Labels: Treaty of, Qasr-e Shirin, Ottoman Safavid

  27. Ottoman siege of Baghdad fails to dislodge Safavids

    Labels: Ottoman siege, Baghdad

  28. Murad IV retakes Baghdad after extended siege

    Labels: Murad IV, Baghdad

  29. Treaty of Zuhab ends wars and fixes frontier

    Labels: Treaty of, Qasr-e Shirin