Chāldirān, Battle of — ▪ Turkey (Aug. 23, 1514), military engagement in which the Ottomans won a decisive victory over the Ṣafavids (Ṣafavid Dynasty) of Iran and went on to gain control of eastern Anatolia. In 1514 the Ottoman sultan Selim I launched a… … Universalium
Battle of Chaldiran — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Chaldiran campaign= caption= partof= date=23 August 1514 place=North west of Iran result=Ottoman victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1= Sultan Selim I commander2=Shah Ismail I… … Wikipedia
Battle of Mohács — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Mohács partof=the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman Hungarian Wars caption=Battle of Mohacs 1526 by Bertalan Székely date=August 29, 1526 place=Mohács, Baranya, south of Budapest, Hungary… … Wikipedia
Ottoman Empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Cap.: Constantinople. Also called Turkish Empire. * * * Former empire… … Universalium
Islāmic world — Introduction prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… … Universalium
Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background … Universalium
Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… … Universalium
Хой (город) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Хой. Город Хой перс. خوی, азерб. Xoy арм. Խոյ … Википедия
Selim I — ▪ Ottoman sultan byname Yavuz (“The Grim”) born 1470, Amasya, Ottoman Empire [now in Turkey] died Sept. 22, 1520, Çorlu Ottoman sultan (1512–20) who extended the empire to Syria, the Hejaz, and Egypt and raised the Ottomans to leadership of… … Universalium
Ṣafavid dynasty — (1502–1736) Persian dynasty. It was founded by Ismāīl I, who, by converting his people from Sunnite to Shīʽite Islam and adopting the trappings of Persian monarchy, planted the seeds of a unique national and religious identity. He captured Tabrīz … Universalium
