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{{Short description|Siege in the Ottoman-Safavid War}} |
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|conflict=Siege of Van |
| conflict = Siege of Van |
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| image = The Rock and Walled City of Van (1893).jpg |
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|caption=The walled city of [[Van, Turkey|Van]] |
| caption = The walled city of [[Van, Turkey|Van]] |
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|partof=the [[Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–55)]] within<br |
| partof = the [[Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–55)]] within<br>[[Ottoman–Persian Wars]] |
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|date=25 August 1548<ref>{{cite book |url= |
| date = 25 August 1548<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=56VpAAAAMAAJ&q=van'%C4%B1n+fethi+1548 |title=Osmanlı |author1=Eren, Güler |author2=Çiçek, Kemal |author3=İnalcık, Halil |author3-link=Halil İnalcık |author4=Oğuz, Cem |pages=19 |publisher=Yeni Türkiye Yayınları |year=1999 |isbn=9756782048}}</ref> |
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|place=[[Van, Turkey|Van]], [[Safavid Empire]] |
| place = [[Van, Turkey|Van]], [[Safavid Empire]] |
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|result=Ottoman victory |
| result = Ottoman victory |
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|combatant1=[[File:Safavid Flag.png|35x24px]] [[Safavid Empire]] |
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Shah Tahmasp I.svg}} [[Safavid Empire]] |
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| combatant2 = [[File:Fictitious Ottoman flag 3.svg|22px|border]] [[Ottoman Empire]]<br>'''Supported By:'''<br>{{flagcountry|Kingdom of France|valois}} |
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|commander1=[[Tahmasp I]] |
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| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Shah Tahmasp I.svg}} [[Tahmasp I]] |
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|commander2=[[Suleiman the Magnificent|Suleiman I]] |
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| commander2 = [[File:Fictitious Ottoman flag 3.svg|22px|border]] [[Suleiman the Magnificent|Suleiman I]]<br>[[File:Fictitious Ottoman flag 3.svg|22px|border]] [[Rüstem Pasha]]<br>{{flagicon|Kingdom of France|valois}} [[Gabriel de Luetz]] |
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[[File:Ritratto dell ambasciatore Gabriel de Luetz d Aramont Tiziano Vecellio 1541 1542 oil on canvas 76 x 74 cm.jpg|thumb|French ambassador [[Gabriel de Luetz d'Aramon]] participated in the Ottoman campaign.]] |
[[File:Ritratto dell ambasciatore Gabriel de Luetz d Aramont Tiziano Vecellio 1541 1542 oil on canvas 76 x 74 cm.jpg|thumb|French ambassador [[Gabriel de Luetz d'Aramon]] participated in the Ottoman campaign.]] |
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The '''siege of Van''' occurred in 1548 when [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] attacked [[Persia]] in his second campaign of the [[Ottoman-Safavid War (1532–1555)]]. |
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The city of [[Van, Turkey|Van]] was surrounded, put under siege and bombarded. On this campaign, Suleiman was accompanied by the French ambassador [[Gabriel de Luetz]].<ref name="Fisher"/> Gabriel de Luetz was able to give decisive military advice to Suleiman, as when he advised on artillery placement during the siege.<ref name="Fisher">''The Cambridge history of Iran'' by William Bayne Fisher p.384''ff''</ref> |
The city of [[Van, Turkey|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]].<ref name="Fisher"/> Gabriel de Luetz was able to give decisive military advice to Suleiman, as when he advised on artillery placement during the siege.<ref name="Fisher">''The Cambridge history of Iran'' by William Bayne Fisher p.384''ff''</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:1548 in Asia]] |
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1548]] |
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[[Category:Military history of Van, Turkey]] |
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[[Category:Suleiman the Magnificent]] |
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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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Tahmasp I |
Suleiman I Rüstem Pasha Gabriel de Luetz |
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