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Battle of Hamadan

Battle of Hamadan was a battle fought on 21 June 1503 at Hamadan, in what is now Iran. It was part of the Safavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars, which ran from 1456 to 1503. The recorded result: Safavid victory. Recorded strength: 12,000 against 70,000–120,000.

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A BATTLE BETWEEN THE ARMY OF SHAH ISMA'IL AND THE AQ QOYUNLU SAFAVID QAZVIN OR ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1590-1600. Either: Shah Isma'il's defeat of the Bayandur prince Alwand Beg and the Aq Qoyunlu at Shurur in
A BATTLE BETWEEN THE ARMY OF SHAH ISMA'IL AND THE AQ QOYUNLU SAFAVID QAZVIN OR ISFAHAN, CIRCA 1590-1600. Either: Shah Isma'il's defeat of the Bayandur prince Alwand Beg and the Aq Qoyunlu at Shurur in. Christies.com, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date21 June 1503
PlaceHamadan, Iran
34.800N, 48.517E
Part ofSafavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars (1456 to 1503)
KindBattle, early modern
ResultSafavid victory
Territorial changeSafavids capture Western Iran and expand their territory.
BelligerentsSafavid ArmyAq Qoyunlu
CommandersIsmail I; Hossein Laleh Shamlu; Abdal Beg Talish; Mohammad Beg Ustajlu; Bayram Beg Karamanlı; Sari Ali; Hulefa Beg; Piri Beg Qajar; Yegan Bey Tekeli; Abdi Beg Shamlu; Kipchak Mansur BegSultan Murad; Ali Beg Turkmen; Islamış Beg; Güzel Ahmad; Murad Bey
Strength12,00070,000–120,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown10,000–40,000 killed
Battle of HamadanBattle of HamadanKermanshahArakSavehBijarSanandajBorujerdMalayer100 km34.800N, 48.517E
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Battle of Hamadan is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 40 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q130279251, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hamadan (1503), revision 1374818048, 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.