Historical place archive

Baghdad in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Baghdad in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records2 event labels4 people1055–1638

Historical events in Baghdad

1055

1055
Capture of Baghdad
Tughril Beg · Turkey War

Captures Baghdad from Al-Basasiri who was backed by the Fatimids. Captures Baghdad & ends the Buyid Dynasty

1064

1064
Succession
Arslan · House of Arslan

Inaugurated as Sultan by Khalif Qaim

1526

1526
Capture of Baghdad
Suleyman I the Magnificent · Suleymans West War

Captures Baghdad from Persia

1534

December 1534
Capture of Baghdad
Suleyman I the Magnificent · Suleymans West War

Suleyman I the Magnificent captures Baghdad

1638

24 December 1638
Capture of Baghdad
Murad IV · Military

Recaptures Baghdad from Safavid Persia

Provenance

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