Siege of Van (1548)
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Safavid Empire
France
Tahmasp I
Suleiman I Rüstem Pasha
Gabriel de LuetzGabriel de Luetz d'Aramon
participated in the Ottoman campaign.The siege of Van occurred in 1548 when
Ottoman-Safavid War (1532–1555)
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The city of Van, which has long been strategic in Eastern Anatolia, was surrounded, put under siege, and bombarded. On this campaign, Suleiman was accompanied by the French ambassador Gabriel de Luetz.[2] Gabriel de Luetz was able to give decisive military advice to Suleiman, as when he advised on artillery placement during the siege.[2]
References
- ISBN 9756782048.
- ^ a b The Cambridge history of Iran by William Bayne Fisher p.384ff
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