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made to marry Tāc-zāde Cafer Chelebi by the order of the Sultan. 1936 On the next day
after the battle, all the captives were slain by the order of Sultan Selim. 1937
On the third day of the battle, Selim moved with his army towards Tabriz.
Kemalpaşazāde states that the Ottomans executed all the qizilbashes on their way. 1938 In
Yediçeşme, Kürd Halid was executed with his 150 men; Hacı Rüstem and his men were
also killed. 1939 On Wednesday (September 6, 1514) the Ottoman army camped in
Surhab, near Tabriz. 1940 Selim accepted congratulations of the representatives of the
dwellers of Tabriz. On Friday, 1941 Selim entered the city with a great ceremony and went
to Uzun Hasan Mosque, which had been used as an arsenal by Ismail but was re-
prepared in a couple of days for the Friday prayer. 1942
As Kemalpaşazāde underscores, what Selim first ordered to do in Tabriz was to
clean out the reminders of Shi’a and to re-establish Sunni practices. Those who fall
under the suspicion of adherence to Shi’ism were immediately put to death.
Şehriyār-ı kāmkār āyin-i metin-i Ahmedī ile kavānin-i şer’-i mübīn-i
Muhammedī’yi ol diyarda izhar idüb şi’ār-ı ahkām-ı Đslam’ı āşikār itdi. Fısk u
1936 KPZ9, p. 113; YSF, p. 63; HYDR, pp. 77-78; CLZ, p. 247; HSE4, p. 212; ALI, p. 1102. It is
interesting to note that there were great numbers of women in the Safavid army. At the end of the battle
these women became slaves of Ottomans. HYDR says, however, that they were freed on August 25 in
order to avoid a possible shame that they could cause in the Ottoman army. See HYDR, p. 78.
1937 KPZ9, p. 115; IDRS, p. 180, 189. KPZ recounts an interesting event. While Ottoman executioners
(cellat) were slaying the qizilbashes, there were some religious scholars among them as well. Among
these scholars, Kadızāde Erdebilī Mevlāna won the favor of Mevlāna Idris-i Bitlisī. The latter requested
pardon for him from the Sultan saying that Kadızāde Erdebilī was one of his pupils (şakird). In the end,
Sultan Selim forgave Kadızāde Erdebilī. See KPZ9, p. 115. IDRS does not mention Kadızāde but tacitly
indicates the event. He says, only children, women, and those men of virtue and artisans who pretended to
be adhered to the shah because of nothing but the fear could escape from the sword. See IDRS, p. 189.
HYDR records that the captivated qizilbashes were massacred in front of the imperial tent. See HYDR, p.
144. It is interesting to note that Lütfi Paşa, one of the grand viziers of Suleyman I, calls Çaldıran as
“Sufikıran”: “... Çaldıran ovasına gelüb ki şimdi ol yire ‘Sufikıran’ dirler...” See Lütfi Paşa, p. 219.
1938 KPZ9, p. 117.
1939 HYDR, p. 80, 145; SKB, p. 182; YSF, p. 64; HSE4, p. 220; ALI, p. 1107; MNB, p. 466.
1940 KPZ9, p. 117; HYDR, p. 80; YSF, p. 64; CLZ, p. 249.
1941 On September 8, 1514. See HYDR, p. 146.
1942 KPZ9, p. 119; MNB, p. 466. YSF follows a similar line of narration but gives the name of the mosque
as Sultan Yakub Mosque. See YSF, p. 65. HR records the name of this mosque as “Hasan Padişah Cāmii”.
See HR, p. 184.
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