Battle of Tabriz

The Battle of Tabriz was a battle between the Safavids and the Ottomans for Tabriz in 1514.

Battle of Tabriz (1514)
Part of Ottoman–Persian Wars
Date 1514 Location Tabriz, Safavid Iran Result Safavid victory Territorial changes Safavid Capture Tabriz
Belligerents
Safavid Iran	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ismail I	Selim I
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

In the morning, Yavuz Sultan Selim, with a crowd of 10,000 kizilbash, When he saw the Safavid soldiers, he quickly gave the order to attack. Safavid soldiers According to the plan made before the war, they escaped and the Safavid army was defeated by the Ottomans. Since they did not understand his plan, they were deceived and followed him. A little follow up They continued until they reached the river and then turned back because they were tired. The aim of the Safavid Army was to sneak into the city at night and steal the treasury belonging to the sultan. was to take. When the Shah's army approached Tabriz, Yavuz Sultan Selim was sent a Safavid News came that their army defeated the Ottoman infantry and took the cannons. When Yavuz Sultan Selim heard this news, he took the treasures he had taken as booty from the Shah. He sent them to the rear of the army to protect them. Meanwhile, the fugitive Safavids The Ottoman army that was following them turned back and saw that another group was following them. saw. A fierce battle began. According to Menavino, “Turks are a very bad war "Because they took the position, they escaped when the flag fell to the ground." Yavuz Sultan Selim When he saw this situation, he went to Kaleskaya to gather his dispersed army. (a type of phaeton)⁴⁴ and set out towards Amasya. Turks who could not escape, They destroyed the bridge behind them so that the Safavid army could not follow them. They did. They returned with full joy and happiness of conquest, but many They also lost their soldiers.⁴⁵

See also

Battle of Qara-Hamid
Battle of Kerh(1516)
Massacre of Ganja(1606)
Battle of Chaldiran
Trabzon expedetion (1510)
Kurdish-Yazidi uprising against the Safavids

Background

After the Battle of Chaldiran, the Ottomans occupied Tabriz on September 7. They first looted the city, and then ransacked it. The Friday sermon of that week was read in the name of Selim in mosques of the city.Selim could not continue his attacks after Tabriz due to the displeasure of the janissaries. An important result of the occupation was the forced relocation of hundreds of skilled workers in the field of metalworking to Istanbul. This, along with the development of metalworking in the Ottoman Empire, affected the artistic creativity of the Safavids and ended the superiority of Tabriz as a cultural center.

Notes

[1]موسوعة تاريخ إيران السياسي، ج:3 من بداية الدولة الصفوية إلى نهاية الدولة القاجارية.ص: 23-24 د حسن كريم الجاف. الدار العربية للموسوعات. بيروت. ط:الأولى 2008 م - 1428 هـ.

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