Safavid-Ottoman Truce

Timeline

1. 1514–1515Tabriz · East Azerbaijan ProvinceAfter the Battle of Chaldiran, the Ottoman army briefly occupied Tabriz but withdrew due to supply difficulties. Selim I redeployed eastern-front forces back to Anatolia and turned to planning the conquest of the Mamluk Sultanate; Ismail I, weakened by defeat, no longer advanced westward on his own initiative.
2. 1515Border east of Lake Van · West AsiaIn 1515 neither side launched large-scale battles along the eastern Anatolian border, and sporadic clashes decreased. Selim focused on Syria and Egypt, while the Safavids concentrated on consolidating internal affairs and the eastern frontier, forming a de facto military truce.
3. 1515–1516Aleppo · SyriaThe eastern truce allowed Selim I to redeploy his main forces toward Syria, clearing the rear for the 1516 conquest of Damascus and the Mamluk Sultanate. Though the Safavids were not formally granted recognized borders, they were in no position to halt Ottoman southward expansion in the short term.