Siege of Harput (1516)

Battle of Harput
Part of Ottoman–Persian Wars
Date 1516 Location Elazığ, Harput Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Safavids
Commanders and leaders
Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha Hüsrev Pasha	?

The siege of Harput (1516) took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid State at Harput in March 1516. It concluded with the victory of the Ottoman Empire. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Siege

For the conquest of Eastern Anatolia, an army under the command of Karaman Beylerbeyi Hüsrev Pasha was sent to Diyarbakır Beylerbeyi Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha. These relief forces laid siege to Harput before reaching Mehmed Pasha in the vicinity of Mardin. ^[4] The siege, which began on March 23, ended with an Ottoman victory after a three-day struggle. ^{[5] [6] [7]} The Karaman army, which did not wait long there, then passed to Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha in the vicinity of Mardin. ^{[8] [9]}

Post siege

Harput was later organized as a sanjak affiliated to the Diyarbakır Beylerbeylik.

References

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2. "Elazığ Valiliği - Tarihi Harput". www.elazig.gov.tr. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
3. IV. MURAD DÖNEMİ BAĞDAD SEFERLERİ SIRASINDA HARPUT SANCAĞI'NIN ÜSTLENDİĞİ ROL (PDF). Celalettin UZUN. p. 755.
4. İbrahim Erdoğdu. Sancaktan Mukâta’aya Geçiş Sürecinde Harput Sancağında Ehl-i Örf Taifesi
5. "HARPUT". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-04-08.
6. Sadettin, 1979 p. 262
7. "Harput Tarihi" [History of Harput].
8. Göyünç, Nejat (1969). Kuvvetlerin takviyesi alınan tedbirler (in Turkish). İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi. p. 21. ISBN   9789751604026.
9. Danişmend, İsmail Hami (1971). Mayıs 1526[May 1526] (in Turkish). Topkapı/İstanbul: Doğu Kütüphanesi. p. 35. ISBN   978-9944-397-70-4.