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When was Armenia under Ottoman rule?

1 city

The main place the Ottomans held in today's Armenia was Yerevan (Revan); the city changed hands several times during the wars with the Safavids.

Ferhad Pasha took Yerevan in 1583 and had a fortress built there; the Safavids recovered the city in 1604. Murad IV besieged and took Yerevan in 1635, but it was lost again soon after. In the early 18th century Yerevan came under Ottoman rule once more for a time.

First Ottoman year1583Last Ottoman year1735Longest Ottoman period21 years
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YerevanYerevan (Erivan) Open the map in 1583

Cities in this country

Yerevan32 years1583 – 1735

Chronology

  1. 1583
    Became Ottoman · Yerevan

    The city came under Ottoman control in mid-September 1583.

  2. 1604
    Left Ottoman rule · Yerevan

    Shah Abbas took the city.

  3. 1635
    Note · Yerevan

    Murad IV took the city on 8 August 1635 and built the Revan Pavilion in Topkapı Palace to mark it; the city fell back to the Safavids on 1 April 1636.

  4. 1724
    Became Ottoman · Yerevan

    The Ottomans took the city after a three-month siege; the 1727 agreement recognised it.

  5. 1735
    Left Ottoman rule · Yerevan

    After winning at Arpaçay in June 1735, Nader Shah took the city.

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, article “REVAN” (in Turkish) and the atlas's city pages. Present-day borders are used.