Battle of Çıldır
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The Battle of Çıldır was fought on 9 August 1578 during the Ottoman–Safavid War. The battle took place in Çıldır, about 150km southwest of Tiflis, the capital of the Georgian Kingdom of Kartli.
Depiction of the Battle of Çıldır during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1578–1590). Osman pasha with sword (top left), Derviş Pasha (bottom left), Kara Khan wounded (top right), and Tokmak Khan drawing the bow (below right). Şeca'atname (1586).
Ottoman army at Tiflis (Tbilissi) in 1578 (Nusretname miniature).
Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha
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Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha was a grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire and a military commander who became celebrated in his country's history as the conqueror of the Caucasus.
Osman Pasha at the Siege of Shamakhi (1578). Şeca'atname (1586)
Battle on the Kanyk River. Şeca'atname (fol. 23), 1586
Osman Pasha (top right) and his secretary Asafi in battle against Aras Khan (fol. 57)