Siege Of Tabriz
Siege of Tabriz or capture of Tabriz may refer to: *Siege of Tabriz (1501) * Safavid capture of Tabriz (1603) * Siege of Tabriz (1908–1909) *Russian occupation of Tabriz (1909–1918) *Tabriz during World War I The city of Tabriz in the Persian region of Azerbaijan changed hands several times during World War I (1914–1918) between forces of the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. At the start of the war Tabriz was already held by Russian forces and ...

Siege Of Tabriz (1501)
The Siege of Tabriz (Persian: محاصره تبریز) took place in 1501 just after the Safavids had defeated the Aq Qoyunlu in the Battle of Sharur. In the preceding battle the Safavids were able to defeat the Aq Qoyunlus that had an army which was 4 times bigger than the Safavid army. After the siege Ismail I chose Tabriz as his capital and proclaimed himself Shahanshah of Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ....Heinz Halm, Janet Watson, Marian Hill, ''Shi'ism'', translated by Janet Watson, Marian Hill, Edition: 2, illustrated, published by Columbia University Press, 2004, p. 80: "...he was able to make his triumphal entry into Alvand's capital Tabriz. Here he assumed the ancient Iranian title of King of Kings (Shahanshah) and setup up Shi'i as the ruling faith" ...
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Safavid Capture Of Tabriz (1603)
The Siege of Tabriz was a military conflict during the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1603–1618. As a result of a successful siege, Tabriz was returned to the Safavids after 18 years of Ottoman rule. Background and prelude The previous Ottoman–Safavid War of 1578–1590 had ended with Shah Abbas I being forced to cede their possessions in the Southern Caucasus and western Iran to the Ottomans. The Ottomans began to treat their control of Tabriz seriously from that point on. The Ottoman historian Evliya Çelebi mentions the numerous buildings they had constructed in Tabriz and the surrounding area, particularly that of the governor, Ja'far Pasha. However, the Iranians were closely monitoring their former capital. In 1602, with the eastern front at least temporarily stabilized and internal stability reestablished, Abbas's focused on regaining Azerbaijan and Shirvan, two of the most significant provinces that the Ottomans had gained. His advisors had always emphasized the streng ...
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Siege Of Tabriz (1908–1909)
Siege of Tabriz (1908–1909) took place during the Persian Constitutional Revolution, when which forces affiliated with Mohammad Ali Shah, besieged Tabriz for 11 months to suppress the constitutionalists and preventing food and medicine from reaching the city.«قوای روس وارد تبریز شد». وبگاه تاریخ ایران. دریافت‌شده در ۲۲ اکتبر ۲۰۱۵. Eventually the siege ended with the intervention of Russian forces and the escape and dispersal of the constitutional leaders and mujahideen. This uprising is one of the most important and influential events in the Iranian constitutional movement. {{Campaignbox Persian Constitutional Revolution Background Following the Majlis Bombardment on the orders of Mohammad Ali Shah, telegrams were sent to various cities, announcing the overthrow of the constitution, inviting everyone to follow the central government and the Shah. However, the constitutionalists of Tabriz, led by Sattar Khan and Baqir ...
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Russian Occupation Of Tabriz
The Russian occupation of Tabriz lasted from 30 April 1909 until 28 February 1918, with a brief interruption during 6–31 January 1915. V. Minorsky, C. E. Bosworth and Sheila S. Blair, "Tabriz", in C. E. Bosworth (ed.), ''Historic Cities of the Islamic World'' (Leiden: Brill, 2007), pp. 486–498, at 496. The city of Tabriz was the second city of Qajar Persia at the time, the capital of the region of Azerbaijan, and the traditional residence of the Qajar Crown Prince. During the Persian Constitutional Revolution, rebellion broke out in Tabriz on 23 June 1908. In early February 1909 government forces under Prince ʿAyn-al-dawla surrounded the city. On 20 April, in response to the siege situation, Britain and Russia agreed that a Russian force should be sent to occupy the city in order "to facilitate the entrance into the town of the necessary provisions, to protect the consulates and foreign subjects, and to help those who so desired to leave the town." The Russian force under ...
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