Siege of Kurdistan

Halo Khan's independence made the Safavid shah Shah Abbas uneasy, and many attacks took place on his fort

Siege of Kurdistan
Part of Ardalan Wars
Date 1615 Location Kurdistan Region Result Ardalan Emirate Victory
Belligerents
Ardalan Emirate	Safavid Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Halo Khan Ardalan	Abbas the Great Khan Ahmad khan ardalan
Strength
1,000	10,000
Casualties and losses
Light	3,090

Event

Halo Khan's power and independence frightened the Safavid Shah Abbas, so he decided to invade the lands of Kurdistan. He sent a thousand soldiers to the "Hassanawa" fortress, which was the headquarters of Halo Khan at that time. "Hassanawa" failed to score four times. Halo Khan defeated the enemy army with a small army. News of this defeat reached "Shah Abbas" and another large army was sent to Kurdistan for the second time and was defeated that day. "Shah Abbas" sent a large army to Kurdistan for the third time and, commanding this army himself, decided to invade Kurdistan and capture "Halo Khan". Hamadan wanted an intelligent Kurdish soldier in his army as "Ali Bag Zangana" or "Ulli Balli Zangana" to ask him about the roads and routes to Kurdistan. He told Shah Abbas that he could not do anything through these wars and that this shame would never be forgotten if the "Itani Safavid" army was renewed for the third time, so it was better to deal with Halo Khan through peaceful negotiations. "Shah Abbas" accepted this advice and returned to Isfahan.

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