What the records say
- When
- 19 Nov 1578 – 22 Nov 1578
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 40.63° N, 48.64° E
- Description
- 1578 siege
Siege of Shamakhi (1578)
Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)
The Siege of Shamakhi (Persian: محاصره شماخی) occurred during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590), as an attempt by the Safavids to capture the Ottoman stronghold of Shamakhi in 9-12 November 1578. Shamakhi had been conquered by the Ottomans at the onset of the war by the mid-autumn of 1578, together with the region of Georgia, and the major cities of Derbent and Baku.
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