10/21/1603 Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran. The capture of Tabriz from the Ottoman Turks by the Safavid army of Shah Abbas I took place on October 21, 1603, after twenty days fighting during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618). Local citizens welcomed the Safavid army as liberators and took harsh reprisals against the defeated Ottoman Turks who had been occupying their city. Many unfortunate Turks fell into the hands of Tabriz’s citizens and were decapitated. تبریز, استان آذربایجان شرقی, ایران

The Ottoman Empire was a huge Turkish empire which ruled between 1299-1922.

去年的工作图，一些地方学习了CM和JJ

Portraits of the Ottoman Sultans, Unknown, Turkey, circa 1914-15, Prints, Chromo-lithograph.

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Information was key during the siege of Malta, both for besiegers and besieged, to anticipate the enemy’s movements. On July 23, two Christian spies were brought to the Ottoman camp and to the presence of Mustapha Pasha, the Commander of the Muslim forces. Next to Mustafa Pasha (center), Grand Admiral Piali Pasha (right) and Agha of the Janissaries (left). Illustration created for Desperta Ferro Historia Moderna n.º 46: El gran sitio de Malta

created for the card game Heroes Empire:TCG http://www.frozenshard.com/heroesproject.html