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Capture of Tabriz

Capture of Tabriz was a battle fought in 1514 at Tabriz, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tabriz. It was part of the Ottoman–Persian wars, which ran from 1505 to 1517. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Fought1514
WhereTabriz, Iran38.074N, 46.296E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstSafavid Empire; Forces of Şehzade Murad
Part ofOttoman–Persian wars1505 to 1517

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Persian wars

Battle of Erzincan, 1507Capture of Tabriz, 1514battles for Diyarbakır, 1514Battle of Chaldiran, 1514Battle of Dabil, 151715071517Capture of Tabriz, 1514
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Record

Date1514 (year precision)
PlaceTabriz, Iran
38.074N, 46.296E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeTabriz captured by the Ottomans after the Battle of Chaldiran; Fall of the Safavid capital in 1514
Commanders
  • Selim I
  • Dukaginzade Ahmed Pasha
  • Idris Bitlisi
  • Şehzade Murad (son of Şehzade Ahmed)
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Placed at Tabriz; 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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Capture of Tabriz is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 157 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q118928943, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Tabriz (1514), revision 1375080591, 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.