Siege of Ganja (1606)
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Part of the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1603–1618 | |||||||
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Safavid Empire | Ottoman Empire |
The Siege of Ganja took place in 1606 during the Ottoman-Safavid War of 1603–1618. The Safavids had lost the city to the Ottomans by the Treaty of Constantinople of 1590. Three months after the victorious Battle of Sufiyan (1605), Safavid king (shah) Abbas I of Persia (r. 1588–1629) invested Ganja, and reconquered it after a six-month siege.[1][2] After Ganja was recaptured, Abbas I and his men proceeded to Tiflis (Tbilisi), retaking control of the city in the same year.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Bosworth 2000, p. 282-283.
- ^ a b Blow 2009, p. 82.
- ^ Floor 2008, pp. 295–296.
Sources[]
- Blow, David (2009). Shah Abbas: The Ruthless King Who became an Iranian Legend. London, UK: I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 978-1845119898. LCCN 2009464064.
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2000). "GANJA". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X, Fasc. 3. pp. 282–283.
- Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-1933823232.
Categories:
- Ottoman–Persian Wars
- 1606 in the Ottoman Empire
- 1606 in Iran
- Battles involving Safavid Iran
- Sieges involving the Ottoman Empire
- Conflicts in 1606
- History of Ganja, Azerbaijan