Significant1603 – 1629 · 26 years

Ottoman-Safavid War

Name: War Atlas: Named Conflicts and Empire Borders, 3000 BCE – Present
Creator: War Atlas
Keywords: wars, military history, conflicts, empires, historical atlas, casualties

Iraq · Caucasus · Mesopotamia

Estimated casualties

300Ksingle estimate · no range published

A prolonged conflict saw Ottoman and Safavid forces struggle for control of Iraq and the Caucasus, with both empires suffering significant losses. The war resulted in Ottoman recovery of Baghdad and Mesopotamian territories.

Belligerents2

Ottoman Empire
Safavid Empire

ON THE MAPOttoman EmpireSafavid Empire

Sources

Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Cite as: Ottoman-Safavid War (1603 – 1629). War Atlas. https://waratlas.org/c/ottoman-safavid-war-1603 · Sources & methodology