Capture of Baghdad

When

Dec 1534

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

33.35° N, 44.42° E

Description

part of the Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)

Part of the Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)

The 1534 capture of Baghdad by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent from the Safavid Shah Tahmasp I was part of his Campaign of the Two Iraqs during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555). The city was taken without resistance, the Safavid government having fled and leaving the city undefended.

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