On August 23, 1514AD the Ottoman military was able to crush the Safavid military in Persian heartland after an extremely…
On August 23, 1514AD the Ottoman military was able to crush the Safavid military in Persian heartland after an extremely exhausting military march due to logistical problems and Safavid scorched earth tactics. After seizing power in Persia, Safavid Shah Ismail bin Haider (a Turkic by ethnicity) violently imposed Shia Twelverism ideology upon the Sunni masses … Read more