siege, notable, early modern
Siege of Van
Siege of Van was a siege conducted on 25 August 1548 at Van, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Ottoman-Safavid War, which ran from 1532 to 1555. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.
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Where it sits in the Ottoman-Safavid War
Record
| Date | 25 August 1548 | |
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| Place | Van, Turkey 38.502N, 43.417E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Van 1915, 3.3 km W
- Defense of Van 1896, 6.5 km W
- Battle of Qara Darra 1336, 75 km N
- Battle of Manzikert 1071, 98 km NW
- Battle of Chaldiran 1514, 102 km NE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1548 and 1915.
In the same war
- Before: Capture of Baghdad November 1534
- After: Campaign of Tahmasp I 1552
- All 5 engagements of Ottoman-Safavid War
Elsewhere in 1548
- Capture of Aden Yemen
- Battle of Uedahara Japan
- Battle of Shiojiritōge Japan
- Battle of Jaquijahuana Peru
- Battle of al-Shihr Yemen
Siege of Van is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510502, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Van (1548), revision 1370746244, 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.