Emirate of Palu (Safavids)

This article is about the specific polity Emirate of Palu (Safavids) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a Kurdish emirate which existed in around Palu (Turkey) from 1495 when it detached from the collapsing Aq Qoyunlu. In 1507, Palu aligned itself with Safavid Iran.

Establishment

January 1508: In 1507, the Emirate of Palu aligned itself with Safavid Iran.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Ismail I

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

Disestablishment

January 1515: As a result of the war between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid State, culminating in defeat for the Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran, the Emirate of Palu was annexed by the Ottoman Empire in 1514.