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Murad IV

Murad IV b. Ahmad I, Ottoman sultan (1032-1049 AH); reformed the interior and crushed the military tyrants, personally led the recovery of Baghdad from the Safavids in 1048, called 'second founder of the state' by historians; died 1640 leaving a full treasury.

Reign · Ottoman Empire · no. 9 in the chain · 1623–1640 CE

Ruled the caliphate

Events of the reign

Abaza rebellions (1624-)

Draft card for Abaza rebellions (1624-); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Aghaiani

Draft card for the Battle of Aghaiani in 1625, the Georgians' defeat by the Qizilbash in Georgia; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Amritsar (1634)

Draft card for the Battle of Amritsar in 1634, Guru Hargobind's victory over Shah Jahan's army; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Anjar

Draft card for the Battle of Anjar in 1623, Fakhr al-Din II's victory over the Damascus governor's army; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Cemhal (1630)

Draft card for Battle of Cemhal (1630); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Kars (1628)

Draft card for Battle of Kars (1628); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Kartarpur

Draft card for the Battle of Kartarpur in 1635 between Mughal forces and Sikhs; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Kiratpur

Draft card for Battle of Kiratpur; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Ksani (1625)

Draft card for Battle of Ksani (1625); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Kuskunkıran (1633)

Draft card for Battle of Kuskunkıran (1633); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Lahira

Draft card for the Battle of Lahira in 1634 between Mughal forces and Sikhs in Punjab; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Marabda

Draft card for the Battle of Marabda in 1625, the Georgian–Safavid victory over the Ottomans; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Marivan (1636)

Draft card for Battle of Marivan (1636); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Martqopi

Draft card for the Battle of Martqopi in 1625, the Georgian victory over the Safavid army; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Martynów

Draft card for the Battle of Martynów in 1624, Koniecpolski's victory over the Crimean Tatars in Poland; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Mihriban (1630)

Draft card for Battle of Mihriban (1630); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Paniowce (1633)

Draft card for the Battle of Paniowce in 1633, an action of the Polish–Ottoman War; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Poti (1626)

Draft card for the Battle of Poti in 1626, an Ottoman–Georgian clash; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Battle of Sangrana (1628)

Draft card for Battle of Sangrana (1628); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Capture of Baghdad

Draft card for the capture of Baghdad in 1624, Shah Abbas's seizure of the city in his first Ottoman war; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Capture of Baghdad

Draft card for the Capture of Baghdad in 1638, Murad IV's retaking of the city from the Safavids after a hard siege; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Capture of Julfar (1633)

Draft card for Capture of Julfar (1633); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Capture of Tabriz

Draft card for the Capture of Tabriz in 1635, Murad IV's seizure of the city during his Persian campaign; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Fall of Kandahar (1638)

Draft card for Fall of Kandahar (1638); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Founding of Shahjahanabad

In 1638 Shah Jahan ordered a new walled capital at Delhi, named Shahjahanabad, with the Red Fort at its heart.
Mughal–Safavid War

Draft card for the Mughal–Safavid war of 1637, Shah Jahan and Shah Safi's contest over Kandahar; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Patani–Siamese War (1633–1634)

Draft card for Patani–Siamese War (1633–1634); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Polish–Ottoman War of 1633–1634

Draft card for the Polish–Ottoman War of 1633–1634, the border war ended by treaty between the two powers; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Safavid invasions of Basra (1624–29)

Draft card for the Safavid invasions of Basra in 1624–29, Shah Abbas's attempts on the Ottoman port; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Serbian–Ottoman Wars

Draft card for the Serbian–Ottoman wars of 1352–1913, the centuries of Serb–Ottoman conflict; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Azov (1637–1642)

Draft card for the Siege of Azov in 1637–42, the Cossack capture of the Ottoman fortress and its recovery; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Baghdad

Draft card for the Siege of Baghdad in 1625–26, the failed Ottoman attempt to retake it from the Safavids; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Baghdad (1630)

Draft card for the Siege of Baghdad in 1630, the first Ottoman attempt to retake the city from the Safavids before its recapture in 1638; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Bost (1638)

Draft card for Siege of Bost (1638); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Daman (1638–39)

Draft card for the Siege of Daman in 1638–39, of the Mughal–Portuguese struggle; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Erzurum (1627)

Draft card for Siege of Erzurum (1627); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Hooghly (1632)

Draft card for Siege of Hooghly (1632); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Kirkuk (1635)

Draft card for Siege of Kirkuk (1635); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Patani (1632)

Draft card for Siege of Patani (1632); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Van (1633)

Draft card for Siege of Van (1633); its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Yerevan (1635)

Draft card for the Siege of Yerevan in 1635, Murad IV's capture of the fortress from the Safavids; its sources are not yet checked on the page.
Siege of Yerevan

Draft card for Siege of Yerevan; its sources are not yet checked on the page.

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