Shah Abbas I Recaptures Tabriz (1603)

Name: Shah Abbas I Recaptures Tabriz (1603)
Start: 1603

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1603

On September 21, 1603, Safavid Shah Abbas I recaptured Tabriz, held by the Ottomans for over a decade, the first major victory of the 1603 Ottoman–Sa…

Timeline

1603City of Tabriz · AzerbaijanPersian forces reached the city walls; Ottoman commander Ala al-Din Pasha, unable to hold the city due to delayed reinforcements and Shia residents' pro-Persian sympathies, abandoned it and withdrew, and Abbas I entered in triumph.
1603–1604Tabriz · AzerbaijanAbbas declared the revival of Persian military power with the recapture of Tabriz, immediately began evacuating populations around the city, reorganizing firearm units, and using the city as a forward base for further advances into the Caucasus and consolidation of Azerbaijan.

Sources

Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman%E2%80%93Safavid_War_(1603%E2%80%931618)
Tabriz https://www.britannica.com/place/Tabriz