Siege of Tabriz (1501)
| Siege of Tabriz | |||||||||
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Ismail declares himself shah of Persia by entering Tabriz, painter Chingiz Mehbaliyev, in private collection. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Safavid dynasty |
Aq Qoyunlu Dulkadirids | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Shah Ismail I Khalvachi Oghlu Ghoraberi-Qajar † |
Alvand Beg Osman Sultan Torkaman Ala al-Dawla Bozkurt | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 500–5,000 |
10,000–40,000 20,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
5,000 killed 10,000 killed, thousands captured or executed | ||||||||
The siege of Tabriz (Persian: محاصره تبریز) took place in 1501 just after the Safavids had defeated the Aq Qoyunlu in the Battle of Sharur. In the preceding battle the Safavids were able to defeat the Aq Qoyunlus that had an army which was 4 times bigger than the Safavid army. After the siege Ismail I chose Tabriz as his capital and proclaimed himself Shahanshah of Iran.