Siege of Van (1548)
Siege of Van | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–55) within Ottoman–Persian Wars | |||||||
![]() The walled city of Van | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Tahmasp I | Suleiman I |
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French ambassador Gabriel de Luetz d'Aramon participated in the Ottoman campaign.
The siege of Van occurred in 1548 when Suleiman the Magnificent attacked Persia in his second campaign of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1532–1555).
The city of Van, which has long been strategic in Eastern Anatolia, was surrounded, put under siege, and bombarded. On this campaign, Suleiman was accompanied by the French ambassador Gabriel de Luetz.[2] Gabriel de Luetz was able to give decisive military advice to Suleiman, as when he advised on artillery placement during the siege.[2]
References[]
- ^ Eren, Güler; Çiçek, Kemal; İnalcık, Halil; Oğuz, Cem (1999). Osmanlı. Yeni Türkiye Yayınları. p. 19. ISBN 9756782048.
- ^ a b The Cambridge history of Iran by William Bayne Fisher p.384ff
Categories:
- 1548 in Asia
- Conflicts in 1548
- History of Van, Turkey
- Suleiman the Magnificent
- Battles involving Safavid Iran
- Sieges involving the Ottoman Empire