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Battle of Alvar

Battle of Alvar was a battle fought in 1585 at Alvar-e Sofla, in what is now Iran. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Alvar-e Sofla. It was part of the Ottoman–Safavid War, which ran from 1578 to 1590. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 10,000–15,000 against 10,000.

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Fought1585
WhereAlvar-e Sofla, Iran38.145N, 46.146E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstSafavid Iran
Casualties and lossesLightand500–1,000 casualties
Part ofOttoman–Safavid War1578 to 1590

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Safavid War

Battle of Koyun Gecidi, 1578Siege of Shamakhi, 1578Battle of Shamakhi, 1578Battle of Shahoglu, 1578Siege of Tbilisi, 1579Siege of Tbilisi, 1582Battle of Torches, 1583Battle of Dezful, 1583Battle of Alvar, 1585Capture of Tabriz, 1585Battle of Shanb Ghazan, 1585Battle of Mayan, 1585Siege of Tabriz, 1585Battle of Ganja, 158815781588Battle of Alvar, 1585
14 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Safavid War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1585 (year precision)
PlaceAlvar-e Sofla, Iran
38.145N, 46.146E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength10,000–15,00010,000
Casualties and lossesLight500–1,000 casualties
Commanders
  • Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha
  • Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha
  • Hamza Mirza
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Placed at Alvar-e Sofla; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1585

Battle of Alvar is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Iran.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q118929912, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Alvar, revision 1370431822, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.