Battles & Campaigns · 1555
Peace of Amasya
Amasya, Turkey
What happened
Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman Empire made peace with Shah Tahmasp I of Safavid Iran. The Ottoman and Safavid empires had fought for years over the lands between them. At Amasya they agreed a border for the first time. Armenia and Georgia were split between the two empires, and the Ottomans kept most of Iraq, including Baghdad.
Why it matters
Why it matters: It set the frontier between the two great empires and was followed by twenty years of peace. The Ottomans also promised Persian pilgrims access to holy places.
What came next
Fighting returned later. In 1639 the Treaty of Zuhab fixed a more lasting border.
Did you know?
Young Ottoman princes were often sent to Amasya to learn how to govern, so it was called the 'City of Princes'.
Timeline
- 29 May 1555The Peace of Amasya is agreed.
- 1639Treaty of Zuhab.