Talk:Abbas I's Kakhetian and Kartlian campaigns

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There is no mentioning of any major battle between the Ottomans and Safavids in 1616. The Ottoman Army sieged Yerevan unsuccessfully (11 September-5 November) and withdrew to Erzurum with high casualties. Any battle with the name of "Gökçe War" between the Ottomans and Safavids is non-existent in history. Iskandar Beg Munshi, the court historian of the Safavid emperor Shah Abbas I does not mention any such battle. And the Turkish historians of that time give details about the Siege of Revan, although it was a failure for the Turkish army. See further reading about the campaign:

Spencer C. Tucker, "A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East", ABC-CLIO, 23 Dec 2009 p. 566.
Joseph von Hammer, "Ottoman " Geschichte des osmanischen Reiches"
George Childs Kohn, "Dictionary of Wars", Routledge, 31 Oct 2013
Kaveh Farrokh, "Iran at War: 1500-1988", Osprey Publishing, 20 Dec 2011
Caroline Finkel, "Osman's Dream: The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300-1923", Hachette UK, 19 Jul 2012

Tapfereritter 17.37, 22 May 2015 — Preceding undated comment added 16:37, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A war happened near Lake Gokce (Sevan) hence why it's called like that. The articles title has just been formed the creator of the article, who wanted to combine both events; namely the capture and sack of Tbilisi, as well as the battle that happened near Lake Sevan afterwards. Though I agree this article needs more inline citations, which I will probably provide myself in the near future. - LouisAragon (talk) 22:20, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]