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Battle of Erzincan

Battle of Erzincan was a battle fought in 1507 at Erzincan, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Erzincan. It was part of the Ottoman–Persian wars, which ran from 1505 to 1517. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown, but less against 10,000.

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Fought1507
WhereErzincan, Turkey39.746N, 39.491E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstSafavid Iran
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, 151715071517Battle of Erzincan, 1507
5 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Persian wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1507 (year precision)
PlaceErzincan, Turkey
39.746N, 39.491E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeStatus quo ante bellum
StrengthUnknown, but less10,000
Commanders
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Placed at Erzincan; 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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Battle of Erzincan 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 Q111940071, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Erzincan (1507), revision 1385031494, 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.