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Battle of Chāldirān: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date August 23, 1514
Location Anatolia ā€¢ Turkey ā€¢ Lake Van
Participants Iran ā€¢ Ottoman Empire

Photos

Battle of Chāldirān monument
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Key People

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IsmāŹæÄ«l I
shah of Iran
Selim I
Selim I
Ottoman sultan

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