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Name: Conquests of Ismail I

Type: Event

Start: 1502 AD

End: 1521 AD

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Expansion during the rule of Ismail I of the Safavid dynasty.

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  • January 1505: Shiraz and Kerman conquered by Safavid dynasty.
  • January 1502: Safavid ruler Ismail went on a conquest campaign, capturing Tabriz in July 1501, where he enthroned himself the Shāh of Azerbaijan. At this point the Safavids controlled Azerbaijan, Shirvan, southern Dagestan (with its important city of Derbent), and Armenia.
  • January 1503: Erzincan and Erzurum conquered by Safavid dynasty.
  • January 1504: In 1503, the Kingdom of Kartli and Kingdom of Kakheti became vassals of Shah Ismail I of Persia. Shah Ismail I was the founder of the Safavid dynasty and a powerful ruler in the region. This event marked a shift in power dynamics in the Caucasus region.
  • January 1508: Diyarbakir, Najaf, and Karbala conquered by Safavid dynasty.
  • January 1508: In 1507, the Emirate of Palu aligned itself with Safavid Iran.
  • January 1509: The last prince of the White Sheep Turcomans, Murad, was defeated by Safavid ruler Ismail.
  • January 1510: Iraq conquered by Safavid dynasty.
  • January 1521: In 1520, the Kingdom of Kakheti was restored with the support of local nobles by Levan of Kakheti.
  • January 1505: In 1504, Safavid ruler Ismail I invaded Mazandaran and ended Afrasiyab rule.
  • January 1504: In 1503, Shah Ismail I of Persia conquered the Kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti, making them his vassals. This marked the expansion of the Safavid Empire into the Caucasus region.
  • January 1514: In 1513, the Kingdom of Kartli managed a short conquest of neighbouring Kakheti.
  • January 1504: Safavid conquest of Hamadan.

  • 1. Persian-Uzbek wars


    Were a series of conflicts between the Uzbek Shaybanids and Safavid Iran of Persia fought between 1502 and 1510.

  • January 1512: By 1511, the Uzbeks in the north-east, led by their Khan Muhammad Shaybāni, were driven far to the north, across the Oxus River, by the Persian forces.
  • January 1508: Much of the Central Asian lands was overrun by the Uzbeks of Muhammad Shaybani who conquered the key cities of Samarkand and Herat in 1505 and 1507 (nominal end of the timurid empire).

  • 1.1.Battle of Herat

    Was a battle where the Safavids defeated the Uzbeks.

  • December 1510: After northeastern Iran was secured with a victory over the Uzbeks at Herat (1510).

  • 2. Battle of Chaldiran


    Was a battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire during the Ottoman-Persian Wars.


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