The siege of Van occurred in 1548 when Suleiman the Magnificent attacked Iran in his second campaign of the Ottoman-Safavid War (1532–1555).
| Siege of Van | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–55) within Ottoman–Persian Wars | |||||||
.jpg) The walled city of Van | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Safavid Iran |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Tahmasp I |
Suleiman I Rüstem Pasha | ||||||
The city of Van, which has long been strategic in Eastern Anatolia, was surrounded, put under siege, and bombarded. On this campaign, Suleiman was accompanied by the French ambassador Gabriel de Luetz, since France wanted to maintain a good relation with the Ottoman Empire. Gabriel de Luetz was able to give decisive military advice to Suleiman, as when he advised on artillery placement during the siege.[2]
References
edit- ^ Eren, Güler; Çiçek, Kemal; İnalcık, Halil; Oğuz, Cem (1999). Osmanlı. Yeni Türkiye Yayınları. p. 19. ISBN 9756782048.
- ^ The Cambridge history of Iran, volume 6 by William Bayne Fisher pp.382-383