Capture of Baghdad (1638)
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.
| 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 | |||||||||
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40,000 infantry 211 fortified city towers 100 cannons |
35,000 infantry 75,000 cavalry 200 cannons Not in combat: 8,000 (lağımcı) miners and sappers 24,000 (beldar) military laborers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| High | High | ||||||||
| Most of the city residents were massacred by the Ottomans after the capture. | |||||||||
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