Siege of Erivan (1636)
| Siege of Erivan | |||||||||
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| Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639) | |||||||||
 Erivan In 17th century | |||||||||
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| Safavid Iran | Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
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| Shah Safi | Sultan Murad IV | ||||||||
The siege of Erivan (Persian: محاصره ایروان) was a military engagement during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639) the siege ended with Safavid victory[1]
Background
in 1635 Sultan Murad IV besieged Erivan and successfully conquered the city[2] after fall of Erivan, He captured Tabriz and laid waste to it. after the arrival of winter and the Safavids avoiding battles the Ottomans returned to Istanbul. Murad had the Erivan Kiosk in the Topkapı Palace built to commemorate his victory at Erivan[3][4]
siege and Aftermath
After the Ottoman army returned to the capital, the Safavids in spring 1636[1]marched on Erivan and laid siege to the fortress The Ottomans in the fortress resisted for three months before surrendering when reinforcements could not be sent through the wintery weather[5] and Safavids successfully reconquered the city[1] after the fall of city the Safavids then sent envoys to make peace but Murad IV imprisoned them and said he would give a response to the peace proposal in Baghdad[6] Two years later, Murad IV invaded Baghdad and successfully conquered the city.
References
Sources
- Afyoncu, Erhan (2022). A Short History of the Ottoman Empire. Yeditepe Yayınev. ISBN 978-625-8396-79-9.
- Pirnia, Hasan; Ashtiani, Abbas Iqbal; Babaei, Parviz (2012). History of Persia (in Persian). Negah Publications. ISBN 978-9643513320.
- Farrokh, Kaveh, Iran at War [1]
- Everett Jenkins, Jr ,The Muslim Diaspora (Volume 2, 1500-1799 [2]
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