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Trabzon campaign

Trabzon campaign was a campaign fought in 1505 at Trebizond eyalet, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Trebizond eyalet. It was part of the Ottoman–Persian wars, which ran from 1505 to 1517. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 450 men against 3,000 men.

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Fought1505
WhereTrebizond eyalet, Turkey41.000N, 39.733E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstSafavid Iran
Part ofOttoman–Persian wars1505 to 1517

Where it sits in the Ottoman–Persian wars

Trabzon campaign, 1505Battle of Erzincan, 1507Trabzon campaign, 1510Capture of Tabriz, 1514battles for Diyarbakır, 1514Battle of Chaldiran, 1514Euphrates-Tigris Expedition, 1515Battle of Dabil, 151715051517Trabzon campaign, 1505
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Record

Date1505 (year precision)
PlaceTrebizond eyalet, Turkey
41.000N, 39.733E
KindCampaign, early modern
Strength450 men3,000 men
Commanders
Trabzon campaignTrabzon campaignSiege of TrebizondSiege of TrebizondSiege of TrebizondSiege of Trebizond in 1461Trebizond CampaignSiege of TrebizondBatumiErzurumOrduPotiGiresunArtvinGümüşhane100 km41.000N, 39.733E
Placed at Trebizond eyalet; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Trabzon campaign is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q111915806, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Trabzon Expedition (1505), revision 1385312872, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.