Battle of Urmia (1603)

Battle of Urmia (1603), also known as the Battle of Sufiyan or the Battle of Ezbend, was the first Safavid victory among the field battles that took place during the Ottoman-Safavid wars of 1603–1612.
 Course of Battle 
On 28 September 1603, Ottoman-Turkish forces clashed with the Safavid army in the Ezbend region of the town of Sufiyan, northwest of Tabriz. Ali Pasha, who was outnumbered and had to repel the Iranian army in order to save Tabriz, launched an attack. However, when Commander Demircioğlu's troops were defeated and began to retreat, this failure quickly spread to the rest of the army. A large number of soldiers were killed, and many were taken prisoner. Among the prisoners were Commander Zincirkıran Ali Pasha and six other pashas, while the former governor of Nakhchivan, Mahmud Pasha, and the governor of Akhaltsikhe, Halil Pasha, were killed in battle.

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Category:1603
Category:East Azarbaijan Province
Category:Battles involving Iran
Category:2nd-millennium events