Conquest of Baghdad (1534)

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The Conquest of Baghdad (1534) was the Ottoman Empire’s capture of the city from the Safavids under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, marking a major strategic and symbolic gain in Mesopotamia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman–Safavid War battle
military campaign
siege
associatedDynasty Ottoman dynasty
Safavid dynasty
linked to: Safavid Empire
associatedWith reign of Shah Tahmasp I
reign of Suleiman the Magnificent
belligerent Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire
capturedBy Ottoman Empire
capturedCity Baghdad
capturedFrom Safavid Empire
category 1530s conflicts
Battles involving the Ottoman Empire
Battles involving the Safavid Empire
History of Baghdad
commander Suleiman the Magnificent
Tahmasp I
linked to: Shah Tahmasp I
conflict Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)
date 1534
endDate 1534
followedBy continued Ottoman–Safavid hostilities in Mesopotamia
geopoliticalImpact secured Ottoman frontier against Safavid Persia
shifted balance of power in Mesopotamia toward the Ottomans
historicalEra Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
location Baghdad
Iraq
Mesopotamia
longTermEffect established Ottoman control over Baghdad
extended Ottoman influence in Iraq
strengthened Ottoman position against Safavids
partOf Ottoman–Safavid Wars
politicalConsequence transfer of Baghdad from Safavid to Ottoman rule
precededBy Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1534) campaigns in eastern Anatolia
regionControlledAfter Tigris–Euphrates basin around Baghdad
religiousContext Sunni Ottoman–Shia Safavid rivalry
result Ottoman victory
rulerAtTimeOfConquest Suleiman the Magnificent
significance major strategic gain in Mesopotamia
major symbolic gain in Mesopotamia
startDate 1534
sultanOfConqueringPower Suleiman the Magnificent
symbolicMeaning control of a historic Abbasid capital
theatre Mesopotamian theatre of the Ottoman–Safavid conflict
typeOfGain strategic stronghold acquisition
territorial expansion
year 1534

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Ottoman territorial expansion hasKeyEvent Conquest of Baghdad (1534)
Ottoman Iraq startEvent Ottoman conquest of Baghdad by Suleiman the Magnificent
linked to: Conquest of Baghdad (1534)