The Siege of Baghdad: Ottoman vs Safavid Religious War — Fexingo History copertina

The Siege of Baghdad: Ottoman vs Safavid Religious War — Fexingo History

The Siege of Baghdad: Ottoman vs Safavid Religious War — Fexingo History

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the brutal Ottoman-Safavid conflict over Baghdad in the 16th and 17th centuries. They discuss Suleiman the Magnificent's 1534 capture of the city, the Safavid reconquest under Shah Abbas I in 1623, and the Ottoman recapture by Murad IV in 1638. The conversation covers the role of religious sectarianism—Sunni vs Shia—the Treaty of Zuhab in 1639 that finally fixed the border, and the legacy of this rivalry in modern Iraq. Lucas explains how the city's symbolic importance as the former Abbasid capital made it a prized possession for both empires, and how the brutal sieges involved mass executions and forced conversions. The episode also touches on the architectural destruction and the shifting alliances with local Kurdish and Arab tribes. A focused look at a pivotal flashpoint in the Ottoman-Safavid wars.

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