Ottoman-Safavid War (1532-1555)
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Was a war between the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent, and the Safavid Empire led by Tahmasp I.
Chronology
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Was an Ottoman military campaign in Persia.
January 1534: Tabriz conquered by Ottoman Empire.
January 1534: In the 16th century, most of the territory of present-day Iraq came under the control of Ottoman Empire as the pashalik of Baghdad.
January 1535: In 1534, Azerbaijan, then part of the Safavid Empire, was conquered by the Ottoman Empire under the leadership of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. This marked the end of Safavid control over Azerbaijan and the beginning of Ottoman rule in the region.
January 1535: The Ottomans attacked Safavid Iraq.
January 1535: In 1534, Azerbaijan was conquered by the Safavid dynasty, led by Shah Tahmasp I. The Safavids were able to regain control of the territory from the Ottomans, securing their rule in the region.
Was an Ottoman military campaign in Persia.
August 1548: Siege of Van by the Ottomans.
Was an Ottoman military campaign in Persia.
January 1555: Erzurum is conquered by Ottoman forces.
January 1554: The Safavids occupy Erzurum.
Was the treaty that ended the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1532-1555.
May 1555: Armenia and Georgia were divided equally between the Ottomans and the Persians, with Western Armenia, western Kurdistan, and western Georgia (incl. western Samtskhe) falling in Turkish hands while Eastern Armenia, eastern Kurdistan, and eastern Georgia (incl. eastern Samtskhe) stayed in Iranian hands. The Ottoman Empire obtained most of Iraq, including Baghdad, which gave them access to the Persian Gulf, while the Persians retained their former capital Tabriz and all their other northwestern territories in the Caucasus and as they were prior to the wars, such as Dagestan and all of what is now Azerbaijan. The frontier thus established ran across the mountains dividing eastern and western Georgia (under native vassal princes), through Armenia, and via the western slopes of the Zagros down to the Persian Gulf.
May 1555: Between 1555 and 1804 it was a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire.
