Siege of Mosul (1517)

Siege of Mosul (1517) took place when the Ottoman Empire captured the city from the Safavid Iran in 1517.^[1][2]

Siege of Mosul (1517)
Part of Ottoman–Persian Wars
Date 1517 Location Mosul, Iraq Result Ottoman victory Mosul was annexed to the Ottomans.[1]
Belligerents
Ottomans	Safavids
Commanders and leaders
Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha Bedir Bey	Ahmed Bey Afshar

Siege

Safavid Ahmed Bey Afshar was in the hands of.^[1] Diyarbakır Beylerbey Bıyıklı Mehmed Pasha, with the support of Bedir Bey, annexed Mosul to the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed Bey Afshar 1517.^{[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}