Ottoman–Safavid conflict
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The Ottoman–Safavid conflict was a protracted series of wars between the Sunni Ottoman Empire and the Shia Safavid Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Middle East in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Target entity: Ottoman–Safavid conflict Context triple: [Selim I, conflict, Ottoman–Safavid conflict]
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Great Turkish War
The Great Turkish War was a late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition known as the Holy League fought the Ottoman Empire, leading to significant territorial losses for the Ottomans in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Long Turkish War
The Long Turkish War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy (and its allies) and the Ottoman Empire, largely fought over control of territories in Central and Southeastern Europe.
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Ottoman–Habsburg wars
The Ottoman–Habsburg wars were a centuries-long series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy that shaped the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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Georgian–Seljuk wars
The Georgian–Seljuk wars were a series of medieval conflicts in the 11th–13th centuries in which the Kingdom of Georgia fought the Seljuk Empire, leading to Georgia’s rise as a major regional Christian power in the Caucasus.
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Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)
The Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) was a conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire that resulted in significant Habsburg territorial gains in the Balkans, formalized by the Treaty of Passarowitz.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ottoman–Safavid conflict Target entity description: The Ottoman–Safavid conflict was a protracted series of wars between the Sunni Ottoman Empire and the Shia Safavid Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Middle East in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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A.
Great Turkish War
The Great Turkish War was a late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition known as the Holy League fought the Ottoman Empire, leading to significant territorial losses for the Ottomans in Central and Eastern Europe.
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B.
Long Turkish War
The Long Turkish War was a protracted late 16th- to early 17th-century conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy (and its allies) and the Ottoman Empire, largely fought over control of territories in Central and Southeastern Europe.
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C.
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
The Ottoman–Habsburg wars were a centuries-long series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy that shaped the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe.
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D.
Georgian–Seljuk wars
The Georgian–Seljuk wars were a series of medieval conflicts in the 11th–13th centuries in which the Kingdom of Georgia fought the Seljuk Empire, leading to Georgia’s rise as a major regional Christian power in the Caucasus.
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Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)
The Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) was a conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire that resulted in significant Habsburg territorial gains in the Balkans, formalized by the Treaty of Passarowitz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ |
| cause |
competition for control of trade routes
ⓘ
sectarian rivalry between Sunni and Shia Islam ⓘ territorial disputes over Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Safavid Empire ⓘ |
| endCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasReligiousDimension |
Islamic civil wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni–Shia conflict
|
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
|
| keyBattle | Battle of Chaldiran ⓘ |
| keyBattleDate | 1514 ⓘ |
| keyTreaty |
Peace of Amasya
ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Amasya
Treaty of Zuhab ⓘ |
| keyTreatyDate |
1555
ⓘ
1639 ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
entrenchment of Sunni dominance in the Ottoman domains
ⓘ
entrenchment of Twelver Shia Islam in Iran ⓘ stabilization of the Ottoman–Iranian border ⓘ |
| majorTheater |
Caucasus
ⓘ
eastern Turkey ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Anatolia
Mesopotamia ⓘ western Iran ⓘ
surface form:
Western Iran
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| notableOttomanRuler |
Selim I
ⓘ
Suleiman the Magnificent ⓘ |
| notableSafavidRuler |
Abbas I
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbas I of Persia
Ismail I ⓘ Shah Tahmasp I ⓘ
surface form:
Tahmasp I
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| notableWar |
Battle of Chaldiran
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Safavid War (1514–1515)
Ottoman–Safavid conflict self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)
Ottoman–Safavid conflict self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)
Ottoman–Safavid conflict self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1612)
Ottoman–Safavid conflict self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Safavid War (1615–1618)
Ottoman–Safavid conflict self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
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| partOf |
history of Iran
ⓘ
history of Shia Islam ⓘ history of Sunni Islam ⓘ history of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Ottoman–Safavid conflict
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ottoman–Persian Wars
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| religiousSide |
Shia Islam
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Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| result |
Ottoman territorial gains in Mesopotamia
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consolidation of Ottoman control over Baghdad ⓘ long-term partition of the Caucasus and Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| shaped |
political landscape of the Middle East
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religious landscape of the Middle East ⓘ |
| startCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Ottoman–Safavid conflict Description of subject: The Ottoman–Safavid conflict was a protracted series of wars between the Sunni Ottoman Empire and the Shia Safavid Empire that shaped the political and religious landscape of the Middle East in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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