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The Battle of Chaldiran (also Chaldoran or ''Çaldiran'') occurred on 23 August 1514 and ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavids . As a result the Ottomans gained control over the eastern half of Anatolia . The Ottomans had a larger, better equipped army numbering 100,000, while the Iranians numbered some 50,000. The Iranian Shah Ismail I was wounded and almost captured in the conflict. Following the victory Ottomans captured Tabriz , and Safavids did not threaten them again for nearly a century. It also brought an end to the Alevi uprisings in Anatolia . The Battle of Chaldiran demonstrated that firearms were a decisive factor in warfare. The Safavids made drastic domestic changes after the defeat at Chaldiran. The Safavids were Turkmen and used Turkish but switched to Persian . The Safavids also moved away from extreme Alevi sect and adopted Shia sect as the official religion of the empire. The outcome at Chaldiran had many consequences. Perhaps most significantly, it established the border between the two empires, which remains the border between Turkey and Iran today. With the establishment of that border, Tabriz became a frontier city, uncomfortably close to the Ottoman enemy. That consideration would be a major factor in the decision to move the Safavid capital to Qazvin, in the mid-16th century, and finally to Isfahan, in central Persia, in 1598. |
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