1402 ⟶ Battle of Ankara: Timur Captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I

Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara re...
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⚔️ Cyrus of Persia Defeats Croesus of Lydia

Croesus, Lydian King, is defeated by Cyrus of Persia near the River Halys.⟶
Cyrus of Persia Defeats Croesus of Lydia (-547)
Persian EmpireLydiaCyrus the GreatWarfareConquestExpansionismIron Age
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Cyrus the Younger's Rebellion and Death at Cunaxa

Cyrus the Younger rebels against the Persian king Artaxerxes II but is, however, eventually slain in battle.⟶
Cyrus the Younger's Rebellion and Death at Cunaxa (-401)
Achaemenid EmpireMilitary ConflictCivil WarMercenaries
IranIranTurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Battle of Ankara: Timur Captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I

Ottoman and Timurid Empires fight at the Battle of Ankara resulting in the capture of Bayezid I by Timur.⟶
Battle of Ankara: Timur Captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I (1402)
WarfareMilitary ConflictOttoman EmpireTimurid EmpireSiege Warfare
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Victory at the Battle of Chaldiran

The Battle of Chaldiran, the Ottoman Empire gains decisive victory against Safavid dynasty.⟶
Ottoman Victory at the Battle of Chaldiran (1514)
WarfareOttoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary HistoryBattleReligious ConflictShia IslamSunni Islam
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids

The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶
Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids (1515)
Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Baghdad

The Ottomans capture Baghdad from the Safavids.⟶
Ottoman Conquest of Baghdad (1534)
Ottoman EmpireMilitary ConflictSafavid DynastyConquestMilitary HistoryTerritorial ExpansionIslamShia IslamSunni Islam
IraqIraqTurkeyTurkeyIranIran