Event Ottoman-Safavid War (1603-1618)

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Was a war between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire. Persia regained and reestablished its suzerainty over the Caucasus and Western Iran, which had been lost at the Treaty of Constantinople in 1590.

Chronology

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1. Safavid Invasion (1603)

Was the Safavid invasion of the Ottoman Empire.

  • October 1603: Tabriz, a major city in northwestern Iran, was captured by the Safavid Empire.
  • January 1604: In 1603, Safavid armies led by Shah Abbas I captured Tbilisi, leading to the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti becoming Safavid dependencies.
  • January 1604: In 1603, Safavid armies led by Shah Abbas I captured Tbilisi, leading to the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti becoming Safavid dependencies.
  • December 1604: The Safavids advanced towards Kars before being stopped in Akhaltsikhe.
  • November 1603: In 1603, the Safavid Empire, led by Shah Abbas I, entered Nakhchivan, a strategic territory located in present-day Azerbaijan.
  • December 1604: The Safavids advanced towards Kars before being stopped in Akhaltsikhe.
  • November 1603: The Safavid army, led by Shah Abbas I, laid siege to Yerevan.
  • November 1603: The Safavid army, led by Shah Abbas I, laid siege to Yerevan.
  • November 1603: In 1603, the Safavid Empire, led by Shah Abbas I, entered Nakhchivan, a strategic territory located in present-day Azerbaijan.
  • July 1604: The Safavid army captured Yerevan.
  • December 1604: The Safavids advanced towards Kars before being stopped in Akhaltsikhe.
  • December 1604: The Safavids advanced towards Kars before being stopped in Akhaltsikhe.
  • July 1606: Abbas I was able to liberate Ganja, Baku, Shirvan and Shamakhi in Azerbaijan.
  • October 1603: Tabriz, a major city in northwestern Iran, was captured by the Safavid Empire.

2. Treaty of Nasuh Pasha

The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha was signed on 20 November 1612 and ended the first phase of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1603-1618).

  • November 1612: The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha was signed by the Persians and by the Ottomans. It restored the border of 1555 established by the Peace of Amasya.
  • November 1612: The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha was signed by the Persians and by the Ottomans. It restored the border of 1555 established by the Peace of Amasya.
  • November 1612: The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha was signed by the Persians and by the Ottomans. It restored the border of 1555 established by the Peace of Amasya.
  • November 1612: The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha was signed by the Persians and by the Ottomans. It restored the border of 1555 established by the Peace of Amasya.
  • November 1612: The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha was signed by the Persians and by the Ottomans. It restored the border of 1555 established by the Peace of Amasya.
  • November 1612: The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha was signed by the Persians and by the Ottomans. It restored the border of 1555 established by the Peace of Amasya.

3. Abbas I´s Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns

Were a series of campaigns by Safavid king Abbas I in the Caucasus.

  • January 1613: In 1612, tensions between the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti in Georgia and the Shah of Iran escalated when Teimuraz and Luarsab, Georgian rebels, executed pro-Iranian nobility, including the governor of Karabakh. This event marked a turning point in the conflict between Georgia and Iran.
  • January 1613: In 1612, tensions between the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti in Georgia and the Shah of Iran escalated when Teimuraz and Luarsab, Georgian rebels, executed pro-Iranian nobility, including the governor of Karabakh. This event marked a turning point in the conflict between Georgia and Iran.
  • April 1614: Shah Abbas I of Persia led the Iranian armies that invaded the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti in March 1614. This marked the beginning of the Persian occupation of the region, with Kakheti eventually becoming a vassal state of Persia.
  • April 1614: Shah Abbas I of Persia led the Iranian armies that invaded the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti in March 1614. This marked the beginning of the Persian occupation of the region, with Kartli eventually coming under Persian control.

4. Ottoman Invasion (1619)

In 1618, an Ottoman army of 100,000 led by the grand vizier, invaded the Safavid Empire.

  • January 1619: In 1618, an Ottoman army of 100,000 led by the grand vizier, invaded and easily seized Tabriz.
  • January 1619: In 1618, an Ottoman army of 100,000 led by the grand vizier, invaded and easily seized Tabriz.