Chāldirān, Battle of — ▪ Turkey (Aug. 23, 1514), military engagement in which the Ottomans won a decisive victory over the Ṣafavids (Ṣafavid Dynasty) of Iran and went on to gain control of eastern Anatolia. In 1514 the Ottoman sultan Selim I launched a… … Universalium
Chaldiran, Battle of — (1514) At this important battle northeast of Lake Van, the Ottomans inflicted a crushing defeat upon the Safavid Persians. The resulting boundary established between the two was formalized by the Treaty of Zuhab in 1639 and has persisted into… … Historical Dictionary of the Kurds
Battle of Chaldiran — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Chaldiran campaign= caption= partof= date=23 August 1514 place=North west of Iran result=Ottoman victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1= Sultan Selim I commander2=Shah Ismail I… … Wikipedia
Schlacht von Chaldiran — Schlacht von Tschaldiran Datum 23. Augst 1514 Ort Ostanatolien westlich von Täbris bei Chaldoran Ausgang Sieg des Osmanischen Reiches … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bataille de Chaldiran — Bataille de Tchaldiran Monument commémorant la bataille La bataille de Tchaldiran (ou Chaldoran ou Çaldıran) eut lieu le 23 août 1514 et se termina par une victoire décisive de l’Empire ottoman sur les Séfévides. En conséquence, les Ottomans… … Wikipédia en Français
Safavid dynasty — Infobox Former Country native name =صفویان conventional long name = The Safavid Iranian Empire common name = Safavids| continent = Asia region = Middle East country = Iran era = status = Empire status text = empire = government type = Monarchy| | … Wikipedia
Early Modern warfare — is associated with the start of the widespread use of gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive. It was first invented in China and then later spread to the Middle East. It then found its way into eastern Europe… … Wikipedia
Qizilbash — or Kizilbash (Nastaliq: قزلباش Qizilbāš ; Ottoman Turkish for Red Heads ) is a name given to a wide variety of Shī‘ī militant groups ( ghulāt ) that flourished in Anatolia and Kurdistan from the late 13th century onwards, and later helped to… … Wikipedia
Ottoman Empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Cap.: Constantinople. Also called Turkish Empire. * * * Former empire… … Universalium
Islāmic world — Introduction prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… … Universalium
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