Final Phase of the Ottoman-Safavid War

Name: Final Phase of the Ottoman-Safavid War
Start: 1618

Type Event Region Western Asia Time 1618

The Ottoman-Safavid war that began in 1603 entered its concluding phase in 1618 with the Treaty of Serav, leaving structural rivalries in Iraq and th…

Timeline

1616–1618Border regions of the two empires · Western AsiaAfter more than a decade of seesaw warfare, the two sides had established de facto demarcations in Iraq, Azerbaijan, and elsewhere. Late in Ahmed I's reign and around the accession of Osman II, both courts, under domestic pressure, leaned toward negotiating a ceasefire.
1618Istanbul · Ottoman EmpireThe Treaty of Serav, signed in 1618 (named after the Ottoman negotiating site), confirmed Safavid control of Azerbaijan, parts of Georgia, and most of Iraq, while the Ottomans retained strongholds such as Basra. The two sides exchanged envoys, formally ending the large-scale war that had raged since 1603.

Sources

Treaty of Nasuh Pasha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Nasuh_Pasha
Safavid Persia: A History — Roger Savory (2007)