siege, notable, early modern
Siege of Van
Siege of Van was a siege conducted on 25 August 1548 at Van, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Ottoman-Safavid War, which ran from 1532 to 1555. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.
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Record
| Date | 25 August 1548 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Van, Turkey 38.502N, 43.417E | |
| Part of | Ottoman-Safavid War (1532 to 1555) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Ottoman victory | |
| Belligerents | Safavid Iran | 22px|border Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | Tahmasp I | 22px|border Suleiman I; 22px|border Rüstem Pasha; 22px|border Gabriel de Luetz d'Aramon |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Van 1915, 3.3 km
- Defense of Van 1896, 6.5 km
- Battle of Qara Darra 1336, 75 km
- Battle of Manzikert 1071, 98 km
- Battle of Chaldiran 1514, 102 km
In the same war
- Before: Capture of Baghdad November 1534
Elsewhere in 1548
- Capture of Aden Yemen
- Battle of Uedahara Japan
- Battle of Shiojiritōge Japan
- Battle of Jaquijahuana Peru
- Siege of Haddington United Kingdom
Siege of Van is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510502, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Van (1548), revision 1370746244, 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.