Capture of Baghdad (1624) 1624
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 14 January 1624 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1624 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Iraq | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Safavid capture of Mesopotamia | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ottoman Empire, Safavid Iran | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 33.3250, 44.4220 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Capture of Baghdad (Persian: فتح بغداد) was a military operation by the Safavid army under Abbas the Great. It occurred on 14 January 1624, and was part of the ongoing war between Sultan Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire and Shah Abbas I of Safavid Iran. In the aftermath, fighting extended to other key cities in Ottoman Iraq, including Mosul, Kirkuk, and Basra.
Following this victory, fighting spread to other strategic areas in Iraq, including Mosul, Kirkuk, and Basra. Shah Abbas I, acting as the protector of Shiism, had declared the war a kind of sectarian war. However, the region did not stabilize, and the Ottomans retook the city in 1638 under Murad IV.
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