Key facts

Year	1548	Wikidata P585 (point in time)
Era	Early modern (1500–1799)	derived from year
Location	Turkey	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Asia	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Ottoman-Safavid War	Wikidata P361
Participants	Ottoman Empire, Safavid Iran	Wikidata P710
Coordinates	38.5019, 43.4167	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Van occurred in 1548 when Suleiman the Magnificent attacked Iran in his second campaign of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1532–1555).

The city of Van, which has long been strategically important in Eastern Anatolia, was surrounded, put under siege, and bombarded. On this campaign, Suleiman was accompanied by the French ambassador Gabriel de Luetz, since France wanted to maintain a good relation with the Ottoman Empire. Gabriel de Luetz was able to give decisive military advice to Suleiman, as when he advised on artillery placement during the siege.

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