Battle of Chaldiran

BATTLE OF CHALDIRAN

-August 1514
-Northwest Persia
-Shi’a vs. Sunni
-Safavid persecutions of Sunnis
-Ottoman sultan, Selim, killed Shi’a that were living in his territory
-Ottomans had gunpower
-Isma’il couldn’t compete against the gunpower
-Showed how mighty guns were
-No more conquest for the Shi’a
-Shi’ism is now mainly the religion of Persia (present day Iran) and southern Iraq.
-Isma’il went back to his palace and began drinking a lot.

Analysis By Kylie W.
1450-1750