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Siege of Bayburt

Siege of Bayburt was a battle fought in 1514 in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q4203073. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 or 100,000 in Chaldiran; 20,000 in Koçhisar against 40,000 or 55,000 or 80,000 in Chaldiran; 12,000 in Koçhisar.

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Fought1514
WhereTurkey40.255N, 40.226E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Bohtan; Principality of Bitlis; Emirate of Hasankeyf; Kingdom of Imereti (1517); Pro-Ottoman Kurds; Yazidi tribesagainstSafavid Iran; Pro-Safavid Kurds; Qizilbashs
Part ofQ4203073

Where it sits in Q4203073

Siege of Bayburt, 1514Siege of Kemah, 1515Battle of Sulaymaniyah, 1678Battle of Chamchamal, 1774Battle of Sanandaj, 177715141777Siege of Bayburt, 1514
5 placed engagements of Q4203073 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1514 (year precision)
PlaceTurkey
40.255N, 40.226E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeEastern Anatolia and Northern Iraq annexed by Ottomans
Strength60,000 or 100,000 in Chaldiran; 20,000 in Koçhisar40,000 or 55,000 or 80,000 in Chaldiran; 12,000 in Koçhisar
Casualties and lossesHeavy; 3,000 or 8,000–40,000 killed in Chaldiran; 6,000 casualties in Eyüyazı; 500 casualties in Koçhisar; 50,000 killed in Qizilbash revolts(including civilians)Heavy; 2,000–5,000 or 80,000 killed in Chaldiran; 10,000 casualties in Koçhisar; 40,000–200,000 Qizilbashs massacred in Anatolia(including civilians)
Commanders
  • Bayezid II
  • Selim I
  • Şehzade Korkut
  • Hadım Ali Pasha
  • Şehzade Murad (son of Şehzade Ahmed)
  • Hadım Sinan Pasha
  • Ismail I
  • Şahkulu
  • Nur-Ali Khalifa
  • Abd al-Baqi Yazdi
  • Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu
  • Mohammad Khan Ustajlu
Siege of BayburtSiege of BayburtBattle of OtlukbeliBattle of MalatyaBattle of Köse DağBattle of SatalaBattle of ErzincanBattle of OtlukbeliBattle of Köse DağBattle of SatalaBattle of ErzincanTrabzonRizeGiresunArtvinGümüşhaneTunceli100 km40.255N, 40.226E
Placed at its recorded location; 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 Bayburt is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85968680, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bayburt (1514), revision 1380388442, 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.