Siege of Baghdad (1630)

Siege of Baghdad (1630)
Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
Date6 October–14 November 1630
Location
Baghdad, Mesopotamia
Result Safavid victory
Belligerents
Safavid Iran Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Shah Safi Gazi Hüsrev Pasha

The siege of Baghdad was the second attempt of the Ottoman Empire to recapture Baghdad. The Ottoman army under the command of Gazi Hüsrev Pasha besieged Baghdad, which had fallen to Iran in 1623, for the second time after the unsuccessful siege in 1625-26, but could not recapture it after a 39-day siege.

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