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Capture of Baghdad (1624)
1624 CE · Iraq, Asia · War
The Capture of Baghdad was a military operation by the Safavid army under Abbas the Great. It occurred on 14 January 1624, and was part of the ongoing war between Sultan Murad IV of the Ottoman Empire and Shah Abbas I of Safavid Iran. In the aftermath, fighting extended to other key cities in Ottoman Iraq, including Mosul, Kirkuk, and Basra.
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