Deniz: We must point out here that the Western and Eastern enemies of the Ottomans tried to establish contacts with one another. In pursuance of their designs upon the Ottomans, Timur sent letters to the French court, Uzun Hassan made an alliance with Venice, and the Safavids sent embassies to the Hapsburg of Germany and Spain. The Ottomans took great care to follow a policy of alternate war and peace in order to avoid having to fight simultaneous wars on two fronts. But during the long war against the Hapsburgs in the years of 1593-1606, Shah Abbas attack in Azerbaijan forced the Ottomans to fight on two fronts at the same time with disastrous consequences.

We must point out here that the Western and Eastern enemies of the Ottomans tried to establish contacts with one another. In pursuance of their designs upon the Ottomans, Timur sent letters to the French court, Uzun Hassan made an alliance with Venice, and the Safavids sent embassies to the Hapsburg of Germany and Spain. The Ottomans took great care to follow a policy of alternate war and peace in order to avoid having to fight simultaneous wars on two fronts. But during the long war against the Hapsburgs in the years of 1593-1606, Shah Abbas attack in Azerbaijan forced the Ottomans to fight on two fronts at the same time with disastrous consequences.

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The Ottoman Empire Halil İnalcık

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