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BATTLE // January 1, 1821

Siege of Baghdad

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Overview

The Ottoman–Persian War of 1821–1823 was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Iran from 1821 to 1823.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The supplied overview describes the 1258 Mongol siege of Baghdad under Hulegu rather than the Ottoman–Persian War of 1821–23 battle indicated by the structured facts. Because the overview text does not correspond to the battle in question, and the structured facts provide no outcome, terrain, or operational detail for the 1821 siege, no grounded significance can be constructed from these inputs.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Ottoman Empire1,821
    medium
  • Qajar Iran50,640
    medium

Qajar Iran fielded a 27.8 : 1 numerical advantage

Commanders (11)

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