Why didn't the Ottomans conquer Persia?

Why didn't the Ottomans conquer Persia?

The Ottoman Empire secured its place as one of the most powerful and large empires throughout its 600 years of history. It was the empire that seized Constantinople and collapsed the Byzantine Empire, and its cultural expansion still remains throughout some of its former vassal states today. But there will always be curious as to why any empire stopped where it did, and what prevented further growth before the ultimate collapse. In the case of the Ottomans, one question that comes to mind is why didn’t the Ottomans conquer Persia?...

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♦Sources :
McCaffrey, Michael J. Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV.
Mikaberidze, Alexander. Historical Dictionary of Georgia.
Matthee, Rudi. The Ottoman-Safavid War of 986-998/1578-90: Motives and Causes.
Parizi, Mohammad-Ebrahim Bastani. Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. X.
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Skylar Gordon

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[crimfan]

The old borders of the Roman and later Byzantine Empires with Persia more or less reappeared. Geography was destiny again.

[emeraldblack]

Simple answer: The ottomans took the title Caesar and hence the curse of not conquering Persia came with it.

[primalforlorn]

When the Ottoman declared themselves the Kaisar of Rum, they inherited the curse of Roman, which would plunge them into eternal wars with Persia and die at hand of foreign powers when they were exhausted from war.

[dbzsnakedante]

So it was the Zagros mountains, scorched earth, size of both Persia and Ottoman Empire and internal political struggles which stopped it. Very interesting- thank you!

[ishmamahmed]

Galaxy brain take: The Ottoman-Persian wars were merely a new iteration of the Roman-Persian wars

[rosenbaum]

The ottoman not conquering Iran is basically history repeating itself

[IDBTitanosaurus]

Why didn't the Ottoman's conquer Persia?
TLDR: The Zagros Mountains.
/video.

[NewYorkPickers]

Love this. Thank you for making this video about a topic I knew nothing about. It reinforces the concept that geography plays a great role in war.

[sergiodma]

It's not "Airan" but "Eeran". That's how Iran is pronounced.

[mehdi]

Some part of history missed here; when sulyman captured Iraq region from Persia, roughly a decade later Abbas I, king of Persia, recaptured Baghdad and Iraq, however Persia lost Iraq again 20 years later.

[likklej]

The train journey through the mountains and the crossing of Lake Van into Iran was great. Travelled to Tehran in early 70s in Feb /March snow on the mountains and desert.

[rodbahrami]

Iran is the older name of the region. the name goes back to 4000 years ago way before Persia.

[serdarcite]

I guess Anatolian and Iranian empires are destined to fight each other as it has happened many times throughout history

[belalabusultan]

so in conclusion, two reasons:
1- Persia was strong itself.
2- the terrain is just impossible, like modern-day Afghanistan, where 3rd rate warlords defeated both Soviets and USA.

[saeedasl]

Greetings from Tabriz, Iran.
And please pronounce it right. It is EERÂN, not EYERAN.

[ashrunzeda]

5:13 - 5:14 So that's why I frequently see an AI Ottoman allying with France during my EU4 playthroughs.

[nathanielmartins]

They had a back and forth with the Safavids for a while in Iraq, but after an Ottoman reclamation of land, they decided it was time to stop beating around the bush and end an obviously not working relationship, they had a seating, finalised their boundaries, and agreed to never cross them again.

[TurquazCannabiz]

History Matters: "Why didn't the Ottomans colonize America?"
Knowledgia: "Why didn't the Ottomans conquer Persia and Italy?"
My brain: "Why didn't the Galactic Ottoman Empire conquer the universe?"

[elnazhajebi]

As an iranian i appreciate the unbiased content.well presented.

[auxiliaryplays]

The Ottomans didn't need to conquer Persia, simple as that. If they had tried, they wouldn't even made it far- Tehran at most. Cause of the terrain lol, and its too far from Constantinople, it would of been hard to manage such a vast province far too far from the empire, plus constant rebellions and discontent amongst the shia population and ruling class