Capture of Baghdad (1624)

Capture of Baghdad
	Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
Date	14 January 1624
Location	Baghdad aftermath: Mosul and Kirkuk
Result	Decisive Safavid victory; Recapture of Baghdad (after 90 years);
Belligerents
Safavid Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Abbas I; Qarachaqay Khan	Hassan Pasha †; Bakersoo Bashi †
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Capture of Baghdad occurred on 14 January 1624, which was part of the ongoing war between Shah Abbas I against Sultan Murad IV.

References

Blow, David (2009). Shah Abbas: The Ruthless King Who Became an Iranian Legend. I. B. Tauris. p. 133. ISBN 978-1845119898. (...) managed to break into the city on the evening of 12 January 1624, and two days later Baghdad was in Safavid hands.
Ghafouri Ali History of the Iran's battles, from the Medes up to today 2009 ISBN 9789644237386.
Asadollah Matoufi 4000 years history of Iran army, Persian title: Tārīkh-i chahār hazār sālah-i artish-i Īrān 2003 ISBN 9646820034.
Savory, Roger (2007). Iran Under the Safavids. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0521042512.

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