Capture of Bayburt
Part of The Ottoman–Persian Wars
Date1514
Location
Bayburt
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Safavid Iran
Commanders and leaders
Selim I[1]
Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha		 Kara Maksud
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Capture of Bayburt occurred in 1514 when Selim I ordered Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha to undertake the conquest of Bayburt.[2][3]

After Selim I had departed from Edirne to launch his expedition against Shah Ismail he reached a place called Gök-Seki near Kemah.[2] The Ottoman army waited in this vicinity for more than a week for grain which was being transported from Trabzon.[2] During this period raiders were dispatched against Kemah and Bayburt.[2] An Aq Qoyunlu lord who had entered Ottoman service, Ferruhşad Bey, took captive some of Shah Ismail’s men including his chief Emir Ahmed and brought them to Selim.[2]

Sultan Selim assigned Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha with the task of conquering Bayburt.[3] Bıyıkli Mehmed Pasha conquered Bayburt which was defended by a Qizilbash Safavid chief, Kara Maksud.[2][4] The attitude of Mehmet Pasha cause some of the guards around Kiği to be afraid, this area was also captured.[3]

After his victory at Chaldiran Selim returned and received the news that the castles of Bayburt and Kiği had been conquered.[2][3] He entrusted Bıyıkli Mehmet Pasha with the administration of the Erzincan-Bayburt province.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill, 1960.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ERZİNCAN TARİHİ. CİLT II. “ORTAÇAĞ DÖNEMİNDE ERZİNCAN”. Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kemal TAŞCI Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kader ALTIN Bu kitabın tüm hakları Erzincan Valiliği ve Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü’ne aittir. Erzincna Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Yayınları.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Soylu, H. (2011). TARİHTE ÖNEMİ AZALAN YERLEŞMELERE BİR ÖRNEK: KİĞI . Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi, 12 (17), 87-110 .
  4. ↑ XVII. YÜZYILIN ORTALARINA DOĞRU KELKİD KAZASI. İbrahim Etem Çakır, Selçuk Demir. Karadeniz Araştırmaları Merkezi.
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