Siege of Harput
Part of The Ottoman–Persian Wars
DateMarch 1516
Location
Result Ottoman victory
Territorial
changes
Ottomans capture Harput
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Safavid Iran
Commanders and leaders
Deli Husrev Pasha Unknown
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The siege of Harput was a three-day siege directed by the Ottomans against the Safavid held city of Harput.[1]

After the Ottoman victory at Chaldiran, the Ottomans began to capture eastern Anatolian territories from the Safavids.[2]

In March 1516 under the command of Deli Husrev Pasha the Ottomans laid siege to Harput.[3] The siege lasted for three days until Harput was conquered on 26 March.[1][4]

Harput was organised as a sanjak affiliated to the Diyarbakir Beylerbeyliği.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Sertel, S. "1927 NÜFUS SAYIMI SONUÇLARINA GÖRE ELAZIĞ NÜFUSU". Fırat Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 25 (2016 ): 303-316
  2. Akyel, S. "XIX. yüzyılda Harput Sancağının demografik yapısı üzerine bir değerlendirme". Tarih Araştırmaları Dergisi 34 (2015 ): 199-220
  3. 1 2 İbrahim Erdoğdu. Sancaktan Mukâta’aya Geçiş Sürecinde Harput Sancağında Ehl-i Örf Taifesi.
  4. Arslan, Zeynep. Mamuretü’l-aziz (Elazığ) ve Çevresinde Asayiş (1914-1923). Marmara Universitesi (Turkey) ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  2012. 28582949.
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