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Ottoman Empire

Battle of Chaldiran

Sunday Aug 23, 1514
Chaldoran County, Iran

Sultan Selim I (1512–1520) dramatically expanded the Empire's eastern and southern frontiers by defeating Shah Ismail of Safavid Iran, in the Battle of Chaldiran.


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