Peace of Amasya

Ottoman Empire [1555]

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effect on Süleyman I

  • This map shows the territorial expansion of the Ottoman Empire from 1300 to its greatest extent in 1683-99, highlighting different periods under rulers such as Mehmed II, Selim I, and Süleyman the Magnificent, and marking key cities, seas, and geographical boundaries in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
    In Ottoman Empire: Süleyman I

    …agreed in 1555 to the Peace of Amasya, by which he retained Iraq and eastern Anatolia but renounced Ottoman claims to Azerbaijan and the Caucasus and agreed to allow Shiʿi Persian pilgrims to visit Mecca and Medina as well as their own holy places in Iraq. Thus, the same geographic…

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