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The Safavid Shah 'Abbas, who has not …
Years: 1624 - 1624
The Safavid Shah 'Abbas, who has not only restored Iranian power but also conquered Iraq, ends anarchy in Iran in 1624 and threatens to take the entire Ottoman Empire.
Abbas had in 1623 decided to take back Mesopotamia, which had been lost by his grandfather Tahmasp.
Profiting from the confusion surrounding the accession of the new sultan Murad IV, he pretends to be making a pilgrimage to the Shi'ite shrines of Kerbala and Najaf, but uses his army to seize Baghdad on January 14, 1624.
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Years: 1624 - 1624
Locations
People
Groups
- Christians, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox
- Muslims, Sunni
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Ottoman Empire
- Kakheti, Kingdom of
- Persia, Safavid Kingdom of
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Subjects
Regions
Subregions