Safavid Empire
8 dated entries naming Safavid Empire, drawn from 8 separate years between 1590 CE and 1721 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
16th century
17th century
- 1602The Safavid Empire of Persia and the Spanish Empire conclude a defensive alliance and declare war on the Ottoman Empire.source
- 1612November 20 – The Treaty of Nasuh Pasha is signed, between the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and the Safavid Empire (Iran), with the Ottomans ceding back land they had captured from the Safavids after 1555, in return for Safavid payment of 200 loads of silk.source
- 1624January 14 – After 90 years of Ottoman occupation, Baghdad is recaptured by the Safavid Empire.source
- 1625July 1 – The Safavid Empire in Iran defeats an invasion from the Kingdom of Georgia in the Battle of Marabda with heavy losses on both sides, including the Georgian commander, Teimuraz I, Prince of Mukhrani. when the Iranian Safavid army defeated a Georgian force.source
- 1653September 29 – In India, the third and final attempt by the Mughal Empire, to recapture the city of Kandahar from the Safavid Empire, ends in failure after almost six months despite the presence of 70,000 Mughal soldiers under the command of Prince Dara Shukoh.source
18th century
- 1720December 8 – Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani is deposed from his position as Grand Vizier of Iran (at this time, part of the Safavid Empire) and tortured by Mohammadqoli Khan, the bodyguard of the Safavid Shah, Sultan Husayn.source
- 1721August 18 – The Sack of Shamakhi occurs, in the Persian Safavid Empire.source
Named in the same entries
- Ottoman Empire (4)
- Spanish Empire (1)
- Persia (1)
- Baghdad (1)
- Iran (1)
- Georgia (country) (1)
- Mughal Empire (1)