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Siege of Tabriz

Siege of Tabriz was a siege conducted in 1501 at Tabriz, 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: 500–5,000 against 10,000–40,000; 20,000.

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Shah Ismāʿil Celebrates the Rite of the Twelve Imams in 1501 at the Masjed-e Jomʿa in Tabriz. 1679 manuscript (Reza Abbasi Museum, Manuscript M, 77.1.7.)
Shah Ismāʿil Celebrates the Rite of the Twelve Imams in 1501 at the Masjed-e Jomʿa in Tabriz. 1679 manuscript (Reza Abbasi Museum, Manuscript M, 77.1.7.). 1676-77 artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1501 (year precision)
PlaceTabriz, Iran
38.083N, 46.283E
Part ofSafavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars (1456 to 1503)
KindSiege, early modern
ResultSafavid victory
Territorial changeSafavids capture Tabriz.
BelligerentsSafavid dynastyAq Qoyunlu; Dulkadirids
CommandersShah Ismail I; Khalvachi Oghlu; Ghoraberi-QajarAlvand Beg; Osman Sultan Torkaman; Ala al-Dawla Bozkurt
Strength500–5,00010,000–40,000; 20,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown5,000 killed; 10,000 killed, thousands captured or executed
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Siege of Tabriz 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 Q17081667, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tabriz (1501), revision 1370745604, 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.