Battle of Tabriz (1514)

Battle of Tabriz (1514)
Part of Ottoman–Persian wars (1505–1517)
DateSeptember 1514
Location
Tabriz, Safavid Iran
Result

Ottoman victory

  • Capture of Tabriz
Belligerents
 Ottoman Empire Safavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Selim I
Dukaginzade Ahmed Pasha
Piri Çelebi
Idris Bitlisi		 Unknown

Battle of Tabriz (1514), a phase in the Ottoman–Persian Wars.

Having inflicted a heavy defeat on the Safavid army under the command of Shah Ismail in the Battle of Chaldiran (1514) on 23 August 1514, Ottoman army under the command of Yavuz Sultan Selim continued its forward operations and entered the Safavid capital Tabriz on 6 September 1514.

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