Ottoman–Persian War (1505–1517)

Ottoman–Safavid War
Part of Ottoman–Persian Wars

Safavid campaign of Selim I and Mehmed Pasha (1515–1517)
Date1505–1517
Location
Result Ottoman victory
Territorial
changes
Eastern Anatolia and Northern Iraq annexed by Ottomans
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire
Safavid Iran
Commanders and leaders
Bayezid II #
Selim I
Commanders
Ismail I (WIA)
Commanders
Casualties and losses

Heavy

  • 3,000 or 8,000–40,000 killed in Chaldiran
  • 50,000 killed in Qizilbash revolts(including civilians)

Heavy

The Ottoman–Persian War was a series of military conflicts fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid dynasty of Iran during the reign of Sultan Bayezid II and his son Selim I. Sparked by sectarian and territorial rivalries, the wars culminated in major Ottoman victories, including the pivotal Battle of Chaldiran (1514) and the subsequent conquest of Eastern Anatolia and northern Mesopotamia. These campaigns marked the beginning of a long-standing Ottoman–Persian rivalry that would last until 1918