Battle of Dimdim

Part of Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618)

Date	November, 1609 to the summer of 1610.
Location	Dimdim Castle, on Dimdim mountain, Persia
Result	Safavid Victory

Belligerents

Kurdish Principality of Baradust

Safavid Empire

Commanders and leaders

Amir Khan Lepzerin

Shah Abbas I
Hatem Beg

Strength

10,000 Warriors/Kurdish Cavalry

40,000 Troops (many different types of soldiers)

Coordinates: 37°21′36.46″N 45°10′15.08″E / 37.3601278°N 45.1708556°E / 37.3601278; 45.1708556

The Battle of Dimdim is the name for the battle between the Safavid Empire and the Sunni Kurds of the Ottoman Empire between 1609 and 1610.

The battle took place at the pre-Islamic fortress of Dimdim located on Mt. Dimdim in Bradost region around Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran. The fortress that Amir Khan Lepzerin rebuilt was eventually captured by the Safavid army and later destroyed by the order of the Ottoman governor of Urmia. Although the fortress was destroyed, today the exact location of the fortress can be determined, since small portions of the walls and piles of building material are still visible in what was the location of Dimdim Castle.

The battle took place around the fortress called Dimdim located in the Bradost region around Lake Urmia in northwestern Persia. In 1609, the ruined structure was rebuilt by Amir Khan Lepzerin (The Khan with the Golden Hand), the ruler of Bradost, who sought to maintain the independence of his expanding principality in the face of both Ottoman and Safavid penetration into the region. Rebuilding Dimdim was considered a move toward independence that could threaten Safavid power in the northwest. Some Kurds, including the rulers of Mukriyan (modern day Mahabad), rallied around Amir Khan.

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