battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Tupraq Qaleh

Name: Battle of Tupraq Qaleh
Location: Rusahinili, Turkey

Battle of Tupraq Qaleh was a battle fought in 1821 at Rusahinili, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Rusahinili. It was part of the Ottoman–Persian War of 1821–23, which ran from 1821 to 1823. The recorded result: Inconclusive; Treaty of Erzurum.

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Fought1821

WhereRusahinili, Turkey38.521N, 43.404E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeInconclusive; Treaty of Erzurum

BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Pashalik of Iraqagainstborder|24px Qajar Iran

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy losses due to the pandemic

Part ofOttoman–Persian War of 1821–231821 to 1823

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Persian War of 1821–23

4 placed engagements of the Ottoman–Persian War of 1821–23 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1821 (year precision)
Place	Rusahinili, Turkey 38.521N, 43.404E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	Eastern Anatolia; Unknown; 1821 (Baghdad); 10,000 or 3,900 Infantry; 8,800 cavalry; 1822 (Eastern Anatolia); Unknown	Abbas Mirza's forces in Eastern Anatolia; 50,640; 1821 (Iraq); 40,000; 1822 (Eastern Anatolia); 35,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy losses due to the pandemic
Commanders	Mahmud II Dawud Pasha of Baghdad Mehmed Emin Rauf Pasha Mir Muhammad of Rawanduz Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha	Fath-Ali Shah Qajar Abbas Mirza Mohammad-Ali Mirza Dowlatshah Mohammad-Hossein Mirza Musa Khamis Ehsan Khan Nakhichevansky

Placed at Rusahinili; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Van 1548, 2.4 km SE
Siege of Van 1915, 3.6 km SW
Defense of Van 1896, 5.9 km SW
Battle of Qara Darra 1336, 73 km N
Battle of Manzikert 1071, 96 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Erzurum 1821
After: Battle of Diyala River 1822
All 4 engagements of Ottoman–Persian War of 1821–23

Elsewhere in 1821

Battle of Tupraq Qaleh is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q132820720, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tupraq Qaleh, revision 1385154919, 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.