siege, early modern

Safavid invasions of Basra

Name: Safavid invasions of Basra
Location: Basra, Iraq

Safavid invasions of Basra was a siege conducted in 1624 at Basra, in what is now Iraq; it lasted about 5 years. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Basra. It was part of Q137921461. The recorded result: Basran–Portuguese victory.

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Fought1624lasted about 5 years

WhereBasra, Iraq30.515N, 47.810E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBasran–Portuguese victory

BelligerentsPashalik of Basra; Kingdom of Portugal (1624–25)againstSafavid Empire

Part ofQ137921461

Record

Date	1624 (year precision) to 1629
Place	Basra, Iraq 30.515N, 47.810E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Status quo ante bellum
Commanders	The Prince of Basra	Abbas the Great Imam Quli Khan (Safavid governor)

Placed at Basra; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Camel AD 656, 1.8 km S
Siege of Basra 1987, 1.9 km SW
Battle of Shaiba 1915, 21 km SW
Battle of Basra 1914, 23 km SE
Battle of Khorramshahr 1980, 35 km E

In the same war

Before: Anglo-Persian capture of Qeshm 1621

Elsewhere in 1624

Safavid invasions of Basra is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 173 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125496718, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Safavid invasions of Basra, revision 1378917348, 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.