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Siege of Baghdad

Siege of Baghdad was a siege conducted on 13 November 1625 at Baghdad, in what is now Iraq; it lasted 8 months. It was part of the Ottoman–Safavid War, which ran from 1623 to 1639. The recorded result: Safavid victory.

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Fought13 November 1625lasted 8 months
WhereBaghdad, Iraq33.325N, 44.422E
OutcomeSafavid victory
BelligerentsSafavid EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesLessandHigh
Part ofOttoman–Safavid War1623 to 1639

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Safavid War

Capture of Baghdad (1624), 1624Siege of Baghdad, 1625Battle of Kars, 1628Battle of Mihriban, 1630Battle of Çemhal, 1630Siege of Baghdad, 1630Siege of Van, 1633Battle of Kuskunkıran, 1633Capture of Tabriz, 1635Siege of Yerevan, 1635Siege of Kirkuk, 1635Siege of Yerevan, 1636Battle of Marivan, 1636Capture of Baghdad (1638), 163816241638Siege of Baghdad, 1625
14 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Safavid War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 November 1625
to 3 July 1626
PlaceBaghdad, Iraq
33.325N, 44.422E
KindSiege, early modern
Casualties and lossesLessHigh
Commanders
  • Hafız Ahmed Pasha
Siege of BaghdadSiege of BaghdadCapture of Baghdad (1624)Capture of Baghdad1991 uprising in Saddam CityCapture of Baghdad (1638)Capture of BaghdadCapture of Baghdad (1624)Al HillahKarbalaAl KutBaqubahAl FallujahQasr-e ShirinAl MusayyibMandali100 km33.325N, 44.422E
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 12 times between AD 812 and 1991.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1625

Siege of Baghdad is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5959281, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Baghdad (1625–1626), revision 1373270971, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.