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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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 Sunni–Shia conflict
linked to: Islamic civil wars
historicalPeriod Early modern period
linked to: Early Modern period
keyBattle Battle of Chaldiran
keyBattleDate 1514
keyTreaty Treaty of Amasya
linked to: Peace 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 Anatolia
linked to: eastern Turkey

Mesopotamia
Western Iran
linked to: western Iran
notableOttomanRuler Selim I
Suleiman the Magnificent
notableSafavidRuler Abbas I of Persia
linked to: Abbas I

Ismail I
Tahmasp I
linked to: Shah Tahmasp I
notableWar Ottoman–Safavid War (1514–1515)
linked to: Battle of Chaldiran

Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)
Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)
Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1612)
Ottoman–Safavid War (1615–1618)
Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
partOf history of Iran
history of Shia Islam
history of Sunni Islam
history of the Ottoman Empire
region Middle East
relatedConflict Ottoman–Persian Wars
religiousSide Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
result Ottoman territorial gains in Mesopotamia
consolidation of Ottoman control over Baghdad
long-term partition of the Caucasus and Mesopotamia
shaped political landscape of the Middle East
religious landscape of the Middle East
startCentury 16th century

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Selim I conflict Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Safavid Empire conflict Ottoman–Safavid Wars
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Shah Tahmasp I conflict Ottoman–Safavid Wars
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Mehmed III conflict Ottoman–Safavid conflicts
subject linked to: Sultan Mehmed III
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Ottoman–Safavid conflict notableWar Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Ottoman–Safavid conflict notableWar Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Ottoman–Safavid conflict notableWar Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1612)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Ottoman–Safavid conflict notableWar Ottoman–Safavid War (1615–1618)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Ottoman–Safavid conflict notableWar Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Ottoman–Safavid conflict relatedConflict Ottoman–Persian Wars
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Battle of Chaldiran partOf Ottoman–Safavid War (1514)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Battle of Chaldiran partOf Ottoman–Safavid conflicts
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Battle of Chaldiran relatedTo Ottoman–Safavid relations
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Ottoman sipahi cavalry usedInConflict Ottoman–Safavid wars
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Murad III notableEvent Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Murad III conflict Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Safi I conflict Ottoman–Safavid conflicts
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Devlet I Giray conflict Ottoman–Safavid conflicts (as Ottoman vassal support)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Ahmed I conflict Ottoman–Safavid conflicts
subject linked to: Sultan Ahmed I
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Battle of Yeghevārd (1735) partOf Ottoman–Persian conflicts
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Bayazet (Doğubayazıt) historicalEra Safavid–Ottoman conflicts
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Giorgi Saakadze participantIn Safavid–Ottoman conflicts
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Muhammad bin Suleyman Fuzuli region Safavid–Ottoman frontier
subject linked to: Muhammad bin Suleyman
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Mohammad Khodabanda conflict Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Peace of Amasya conflictEnded Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict
Peace of Amasya partOf Ottoman–Safavid relations
linked to: Ottoman–Safavid conflict