1578 military expedition of the Ottoman Empire. It took place in 1578. The setting was Caucasus. It was part of the Ottoman–Safavid War and Georgian–Ottoman conflicts. Those involved included the Ottoman Empire, Samtskhe atabegate, the Kingdom of Kakheti and the Kingdom of Kartli.
Before and after
- 4 November 1576Sack of Antwerp
- 1577Construction of Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge
- 28 June 1577Birth of Peter Paul Rubens
- from 1578 to 1590Ottoman–Safavid War
- 1578Lala Mustafa Pasha's Caucasian campaign
- 23 January 1579Union of Utrecht
- 1580Publication of Jerusalem Delivered
- c. 1580Eruption of Billy Mitchell
- 11 June 1580Founding of Buenos Aires
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The era
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