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Siege of Baghdad

Siege of Baghdad was a siege conducted in 1630 at Baghdad, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Baghdad. It was part of the Ottoman–Safavid War, which ran from 1623 to 1639. The recorded result: Safavid victory.

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Fought1630
WhereBaghdad, Iraq33.315N, 44.366E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSafavid victory
BelligerentsSafavid IranagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy losses
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, 1630
14 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Safavid War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1630 (year precision)
to 1630
PlaceBaghdad, Iraq
33.315N, 44.366E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeWithdrawal of Ottomans forces
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy losses
Commanders
  • Safi of Persia
  • Gazi Hüsrev Pasha
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Placed at Baghdad; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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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 Q97648660, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Baghdad (1630), revision 1370739176, 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.