Battle of Sinjar (1516)

Battle of Sinjar or Raid of Sinjar; An ambush in the Sinjar plains of the Safavid troops who went to reinforce Ustacalı Karahan in Mardin.

Sinjar raid
Part of Euphrates-Tigris Expedition Ottoman-Persian wars
Date Spring 1516 Location Sinjar Result Kurdish-Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Kurdish tribes	Safavid iran
Commanders and leaders
Bedir Bey Seyyid Ahmed Bey Mevahib Çelebi	Çuka Han Yegan Bey
Strength
200-500	2,000
Casualties and losses
12	200