Contents

Ottoman–Persian War (1775–1776)

Series of conflicts fought between the Ottoman Empire and Zand Persia from 1775 to 1776

Ottoman–Persian War of 1775-1776
Part of the Ottoman–Persian Wars
Karim Khan Zand with the Ottoman envoy Vehbi Efendi.
Date 1775–1776 Location Mesopotamia Result Persian victory Basra captured by the Zands Territorial changes Basra captured by the Zands, after three years the Ottomans regain control of Basra[1][2][3]
Belligerents
Zand Iran Velayat of Ardalan	Ottoman Empire Pashalik of Iraq Omani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Karim Khan Zand Sadeq Khan Zand Khosrow Khan Bozorgi	Abdul Hamid I Suleiman al-Jalili

The Ottoman–Persian War of 1775–1776 (orOttoman–Iranian War of 1775–1776) was fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Zand dynastyofPersia. The Persians, ruled by Karim Khan and led by his brother Sadeq Khan Zand,^[4] invaded southern Iraq^[5] and after besieging Basra for a year, took the city from the Ottomans in 1776.^[6] The Ottomans, unable to send troops, were dependent on the Mamluk governors to defend that region.

In an attempt to raise troops and provisions for this war, Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid I, made Suleiman al-Jalili mubayaaci (official of provisions), ordering him to send provisions to Baghdad, which he ignored, instead he restricted merchants from selling their goods.^[7] As a result, the Persians held Basra until 1779 when the Ottomans, under Sulayman Agha,^[8] retook the city, following Karim Khan's death.^[9]

See also[edit]

• Safavid occupation of Basra
• Ottoman–Persian Wars

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

• Fisher, William Bayne; Avery, P.; Hambly, G. R. G; Melville, C. (1991). The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 7. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521200954.
• Perry, John R. (2011). "Karim Khan Zand". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XV, Fasc. 6. pp. 561–564.
• Perry, John R. (2010). "Zand dynasty". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XV, Fasc. 6.
• Perry, John R., Karīm Khān Zand: a history of Iran, 1747–1779 University of Chicago Press, 1979, ISBN 978-0-226-66098-1 and One World Publications, 2006 ISBN 978-1-85168-435-9.
• Malcolm, John, Sir, The history of Persia, from the most early period to the present time containing an account of the religion, government, usages, and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom in 2 volumes; London : Murray, 1815.; re-published by Adamant Media Corporation 2004 vol 1. ISBN 978-1-4021-5134-7; vol. 2 ISBN 978-1-4021-5205-4.
• Perry, John (1991). "The Zand dynasty". The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 7: From Nadir Shah to the Islamic Republic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 63–104. ISBN 9780521200950.
• Garthwaite, Gene R. (2005). The Persians. Wiley. pp. 1–311. ISBN 9781557868602.
• Shaw, Stanford (1991). "Iranian relations with the Ottoman Empire in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries". The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 7: From Nadir Shah to the Islamic Republic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 297–314. ISBN 9780521200950.

This Iranian history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This Turkish history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This Iraqi history-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.