Capture of Tabriz (1603)

The Capture of Tabriz took place when the Safavids, under Shah Abbas I recaptured Tabriz from the Ottomans in October 21, 1603. Local Azeri citizens welcomed the Iranian Safavid army as liberators and took harsh reprisals against the defeated Ottoman Turks who had been occupying their city. Many unfortunate Ottoman Turks fell into the hands of Tabriz’s citizens and were decapitated.

The four year long period of 1603-1607 was an era of victory for the Safavid Empire; parts of Lorestan, Kurdistan, Georgia and east of Armenia were recaptured during the period by Safavid Army.