Early Modern era · 1638

Siege of Baghdad

The siege of Baghdad (Persian: محاصره بغداد) in the winter of 1638 marked the re-establishment of Ottoman control over Iraq, following a prior period of Safavid rule. It was part of the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–1639.

Siege of Baghdad
Siege of Baghdad · Rijksmuseum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
When
15 Nov 1638 – 25 Dec 1638
Where
Baghdad
Era
Early Modern

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