Siege of Erivan (1636)

Siege of Erivan
Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
Date spring 1636 Location Erivan Result Safavid victory Territorial changes Safavids recapture of Erivan
Belligerents
Safavid Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Shah Safi

The siege of Erivan was a military engagement of the Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639). This was during the Safavids reconquest of Erivan. In 1635, in a conscious effort to emulate his warrior predecessors, Sultan Murad IV himself took up the leadership of the army. The Ottomans took Erivan (on 8 August) and plundered Tabriz. The victorious Sultan returned in triumph to Constantinople After the conquest of Erivan by the Ottomans in the spring of the next year, Shah Safi marched to Erivan and besieged city and defeated Ottoman army.After this he returned to Isfahan,After the victory of Shah Safi,Sultan Murad IV in 1048 marched to Baghdad

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