Capture of Baghdad (1624)

Capture of Baghdad Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639) Date 14 January 1624 Location Baghdad aftermath: Mosul and Kirkuk Coordinates: 33°19′30″N 44°25′19″E / 33.325°N 44.422°E / 33.325; 44.422 Result Decisive Safavid victory Recapture of Baghdad (after 90 years) Belligerents Safavid Empire  Ottoman Empire Commanders and leaders Abbas I Qarachaqay Khan Murad IV Hassan Pasha † Bakersoo Bashi † Casualties and losses Unknown Unknown

Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–39) 1st Baghdad 2nd Baghdad Erzurum Meshketi Mahidasht 1st Yerevan Tabriz 2nd Yerevan 3rd Baghdad

The Capture of Baghdad occurred on 14 January 1624. Which was a conflict between the military of Abbas I of Persia against Murad IV of Turkey.

See also

• Treaty of Nasuh Pasha
• Treaty of Serav
• List of conflicts in the Middle East

References

• Blow, David (2009). Shah Abbas: The Ruthless King Who Became an Iranian Legend. I. B. Tauris. p. 133. ISBN 978-1845119898. (...) managed to break into the city on the evening of 12 January 1624, and two days later Baghdad was in Safavid hands. 
• Ghafouri Ali History of the Iran's battles, from the Medes up to today 2009 ISBN 9789644237386.
• Asadollah Matoufi 4000 years history of Iran army, Persian title: Tārīkh-i chahār hazār sālah-i artish-i Īrān 2003 ISBN 9646820034.
• Savory, Roger (2007). Iran Under the Safavids. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0521042512.