Tabriz passed briefly into Ottoman hands, but the army withdrew because the Janissaries refused to winter there. This victory largely determined the Sunni-Shi'i frontier and forms the basis of the present-day border between Turkey and Iran.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was The Battle of Chaldiran: The First Great Ottoman-Safavid Clash?
- Sultan Selim I inflicted a heavy defeat on the Safavid Shah Ismail at Chaldiran; superiority in the use of artillery proved decisive.
- When did The Battle of Chaldiran: The First Great Ottoman-Safavid Clash happen?
- 1514 CE
- Where did The Battle of Chaldiran: The First Great Ottoman-Safavid Clash take place?
- Çaldıran, Doğu Anadolu