Capture of Baghdad (1638)
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The recapture of Baghdad was the second conquest of the city by the Ottoman Empire as a part of the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1623–1639.
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Siege of Baghdad (1638) | |||||||||
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Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639) | |||||||||
Conquest of Baghdad by the Ottoman, 1638. Work by Caspar Luyken. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Safavid Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Bektash Khan Gorji |
Murad IV Tayyar Mehmed Pasha † | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
40,000 infantry 211 fortified city towers[1] 100 cannons |
35,000 infantry 75,000 cavalry 200 cannons Not in combat: 8,000 (lağımcı) miners and sappers[1] 24,000 (beldar) military laborers [1] | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
High | High[2] | ||||||||
Most of the city residents were massacred by the Ottomans after the capture.[1] |
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