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and a prominent figure at court because of his connections, rudely rebuffed
Mohammad Khan and Nur-Ali Khalifa. Durmish Khan considered it "cowardly to engage an unprepared enemy". Ismail I chose to endorse Durmish Khan Shamlu's suggestion for the attack and thus the Ottomans were allowed to prepare
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their defenses at their leisure. This would prove costly, contributing to the sound
Safavid defeat at Chaldiran. Mohammad Khan, who was in command of the left wing of the Safavid army, was killed, and his men fell in disarray.
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Ustajlu tribe, who served during the reign of
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