23 авг 1514 г. - Battle of Chalidran

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Tension had built between two neighboring Islamic empires: the sunni Ottoman Empire, and the Shiite Safavid Dynasty. Conflict ensued, the Ottoman army was equipped with gunpowder technology while the Safavid dynasty was not, rejecting the technology. As a result, the Safavids were defeated, dealing a crippling blow to the empire, but the empire managed to survive.

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