Draft:Safavid conquest of Fars (1503)

Safavid conquest of Fars
Part of the Safavid expansion
Date1503
Location
Fars, Iran
Result Safavid victory
Territorial
changes
Fars annexed by the Safavid Empire
Belligerents
Safavid Empire Aq Qoyunlu
Commanders and leaders
Shah Ismail I Alvand Mirza
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Safavid conquest of Fars occurred in 1503 as part of the broader campaign by Shah Ismail I to consolidate the territories that would form the Safavid Empire. The region of Fars, which had been under the control of the Aq Qoyunlu tribal confederation, was a strategic and culturally significant area.


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