Murad IV Recaptures Baghdad

1638 CE · Bağdat · conquest

Murad IV's recapture of Baghdad occurred in 1638 when the Ottoman army besieged and seized Baghdad, which was under Safavid control.

The campaign, led personally by the sultan, was regarded as an important success in the Ottoman-Safavid struggle. This event soon paved the way for a peace treaty signed between the two states that largely defined the borders, and it consolidated Ottoman dominance in the region.

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Murad IV's recapture of Baghdad occurred in 1638 when the Ottoman army besieged and seized Baghdad, which was under Safavid control.
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1638 CE
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