Siege of Erivan (1616)
| Siege of Erivan | |||||||
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| Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1616–1618) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Safavid Iran | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Abbas the Great | Öküz Mehmed Pasha | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | ~4,000 killed | ||||||
The siege of Erivan took place in 1616 during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1616–1618) when the Safavids were at war with Kingdom of Kartli and Kingdom of Kakheti. Grand vizier Öküz Mehmed Pasha besieged Erivan. Shah Abbas harassed the Ottoman supply lines, and by the time winter was nearing, but even Shah Abbas was war with Kingdom of Kartli and Kakheti, Öküz Mehmed Pasha defeated and ended the siege and retreated, leading to the deaths of many soldiers due to the cold weather, and he made peace with the Shah of Iran and promised to make peace between Safavid Iran and the Ottoman Empire upon reaching Istanbul.