Capture of Baghdad (1624)
Part of the Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
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The Capture of Baghdad (Persian: فتح بغداد) was a military operation by the Safavid army under Abbas the Great. It occurred on 14 January 1624, and was part of the ongoing war between Sultan Murad IV and Shah Abbas I. In the aftermath, fighting extended to other key cities in Ottoman Iraq, including Mosul, Kirkuk, and Basra.
Location
Result
Safavid victory
| Capture of Baghdad (1624) | |||||||
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| Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Safavid Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Abbas the Great Qarachaqay Khan George Saakadze |
Murad IV Bakr Soubashi (POW)  Gazi Husrev Pasha Hafiz Ahmed Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Massacre of Sunni inhabitants of the city by Safavids[1] | |||||||