Battle of Koçhisar

Battle of Koçhisar
Part of the Ottoman–Persian Wars
Artwork of the Battle of Koçhisar at the Hoca Sadeddin Efendi’s book
Date May 1516 Location Kızıltepe, Mardin, Turkey Result Ottoman victory Ottoman armies annex Southeastern Anatolia, Northeastern Syria and North Iraq
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Safavid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mehmed Pasha Husrev Pasha Ahmed Bey Idris Bitlisi	Karahan Ustajlu  † Velihan Bey  † Durmish Khan Shamlu Yegan Bey  †
Strength
Total 14-16.000 and unknown artillery 2.000 Janissary 1.000 Palaced cavalry 7.000 Timariot sipahi 4-6.000 Volunteer	Approximately 12.000
Casualties and losses
480	Approximately 10.000

16th century Ottoman miniature depicting the Battle of Koçhisar

The Battle of Koçhisar (Turkish: Koçhisar Muharebesi) took place in May 1516 nearby Kızıltepe and ended in a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. It marked the halt of Safavid expansion to the west. Koçhisar was just one of the many battles during the 41 years of destructive war between the two empires, which only ended in 1555 with the Treaty of Amasya. Safavid commander Karahan Ustajlu was killed at the battlefield and most of his men were slaughtered by the Ottomans.

At Koçhisar, the Ottoman army had musketeers and artillery while the Safavid army did not possess either. Karahan Ustajlu, the brother of the Safavid Governor of Diyarbakır Mohammad Khan Ustajlu who was killed at the Battle of Chaldiran, and the commander of the Safavid army, was killed during the battle. After this victory; Mardin, Urfa, Hasankeyf, Raqqa, Mosul and other important cities were besieged and captured by Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha’s army.

References

Sources

• Hoca Sadeddin Efendi. (1585). Tâcü’t-Tevârîh - IV. İstanbul ISBN 9751710979 Search this book on .
• Göyünç, N. (1969). XVI’ncı Yüzyılda Mardin Sancağı. İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi. ISBN 9789751604026 Search this book on .
• T.C. Genelkurmay Başkanlığı. (1990). Yavuz Sultan Selim ve Mısır Seferi. Ankara: Genelkurmay Basımevi.
• https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/biyikli-mehmed-pasa

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