siege, early modern
Siege of Erivan
Siege of Erivan was a siege conducted on 11 September 1616 at Yerevan, in what is now Armenia. It was part of the Ottoman–Safavid War, which ran from 1603 to 1618.
Record
| Date | 11 September 1616 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Yerevan, Armenia 40.181N, 44.514E | |
| Part of | Ottoman–Safavid War (1603 to 1618) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Participants | Ottoman Empire, Safavid Iran | |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Erivan 1804, same recorded site
- Siege of Erivan 1808, same recorded site
- Siege of Yerevan 1603, same recorded site
- Capture of Erivan 1827, 0.3 km
- Battle of Garni 1225, 19 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of DimDim November 1609
- All 4 engagements of Ottoman–Safavid War
Elsewhere in 1616
- Battle of Kaffa Ukraine
- Action of 29 April 1616 Greece
Siege of Erivan is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 14 in present-day Armenia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20475025, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.