Chaldiran

Proper noun

Meaning

A plain in West Azerbaijan, Iran, the site of a battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire in 1514.

A town in Van, Turkey, near the site of the battle.

Examples

The Ottoman sultan Selim I sought to repel Safavid expansion, challenging and defeating them at the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514. Source: Internet

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