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Siege of Mosul

Siege of Mosul was a battle fought in 1517 at Mosul, in what is now Iraq. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mosul. It was part of the Euphrates-Tigris Expedition, which ran from 1515 to 1517. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 or 100,000 in Chaldiran; 20,000 in Koçhisar against 40,000 or 55,000 or 80,000 in Chaldiran; 12,000 in Koçhisar.

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Fought1517
WhereMosul, Iraq36.342N, 43.129E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Bohtan; Principality of Bitlis; Emirate of Hasankeyf; Kingdom of Imereti (1517); Pro-Ottoman Kurds; Yazidi tribesagainstSafavid Iran; Pro-Safavid Kurds; Qizilbashs
Part ofEuphrates-Tigris Expedition1515 to 1517

Where it sits in the Euphrates-Tigris Expedition

Battle of Ovacık, 1515Siege of Mardin, 1516Battle of Sinjar, 1516Battle of Kerh, 1516Siege of Harput, 1516Battle of Koçhisar, 1516Siege of Mosul, 151715151517Siege of Mosul, 1517
7 placed engagements of the Euphrates-Tigris Expedition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1517 (year precision)
PlaceMosul, Iraq
36.342N, 43.129E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeEastern Anatolia and Northern Iraq annexed by Ottomans
Strength60,000 or 100,000 in Chaldiran; 20,000 in Koçhisar40,000 or 55,000 or 80,000 in Chaldiran; 12,000 in Koçhisar
Casualties and lossesHeavy; 3,000 or 8,000–40,000 killed in Chaldiran; 6,000 casualties in Eyüyazı; 500 casualties in Koçhisar; 50,000 killed in Qizilbash revolts(including civilians)Heavy; 2,000–5,000 or 80,000 killed in Chaldiran; 10,000 casualties in Koçhisar; 40,000–200,000 Qizilbashs massacred in Anatolia(including civilians)
Commanders
  • Bayezid II
  • Selim I
  • Şehzade Korkut
  • Hadım Ali Pasha
  • Şehzade Murad (son of Şehzade Ahmed)
  • Hadım Sinan Pasha
  • Ismail I
  • Şahkulu
  • Nur-Ali Khalifa
  • Abd al-Baqi Yazdi
  • Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu
  • Mohammad Khan Ustajlu
Siege of MosulSiege of MosulSiege of MosulSiege of MosulBattle of NinevehFall of NinevehSiege of MosulSiege of MosulKirkukIrbilTall AfarZakhoNusaybinDuhok100 km36.342N, 43.129E
Placed at Mosul; 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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Siege of Mosul is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 206 in present-day Iraq.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q112075364, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mosul (1517), revision 1380388442, 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.