Passage: While facing disasters at the Eastern front, Mehmed III died on 20 December 1603 at the age of 37. The new sultan Ahmed I who was 13 years old appointed Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha as the commander of the eastern army who marched from Istanbul 15 June 1604, a very late time for the campaigning season. Until he reached the front on 8 November 1604, the Safavid army had already captured Yerevan in June and advanced towards Kars before being stopped in Akhaltsikhe. Seeing the late season as an excuse, he did not counter-attack Abbas I and decided to stay in Van until the end of the winter. However, the Safavid advance forced him to march towards Erzurum. The inactivity created unrest among the Turkish ranks. His campaign of 1605 was unsuccessful, the forces he led towards Tabriz suffering defeat near the shore of Lake Urmia on 9 September 1605. This was the first Safavid pitched victory against the Ottomans in their history. In this battle Abbas I utilized his predominantly cavalry force to great advantage, decisively defeating the Ottomans, who suffered some 20,000 dead. Kose Sefer Pasha, Beylerbey of Erzurum, acted independently and was captured by Safavid forces. Cağaloğlu had to withdraw to the fortress of Van and thence in the direction of Diyarbakır. He ordered the execution of Canbulatoğlu Hüseyin Pasha claiming he was late to reinforce the Ottoman army which caused a larger unrest. Sinan  died in the course of this retreat in December 1605 and Abbas I was able to liberate Ganja, Baku, Shirvan and Shamakhi in Azerbaijan in June 1606.
Did Cağaloğlu go to Van last, or to Diyarbakır? Did the Safavid go to Van or Erzurum first? How many cities in Azerbaijan were liberated in June 1606? How many days did it take Ahmed I and his army to march from Istanbul to reach the front? How many months after Mehmed III died did the eastern army march from Istanbul? How many months after Sinan died was Abbas I able to liberate Ganja, Baku, Shirvan and Shamakhi in Azerbaijan? How many months did it take Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha to march from Istanbul to the front? How many months did it take for the eastern army to get from Istanbul to the front? How many months did take Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha to march Istanbul until he reached the front? How many places was he able to liberate? How many years after Mehmed III died was Safavid defeated at Lake Urmia? How many years younger was Ahmed I compared to Mehmed III when he passed away? How many years younger was the new Sultan? What happened first, the eastern army reaching the front, or the capture of Yerevan? Where did Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha spend the winter? Where did the Safavid army go first, Yerevan or Akhaltsikhe? Where were they defeated? Which event happened first, the death of Sinan or Abbas I liberating Ganja, Baku, Shirvan and Shamakhi in Azerbaijan? Which forces lost the battle at Lake Urmia? Which happened first, he liberated Azerbaijan or he suffered defeat near the shore of Lake Urmia? Which two places did Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha lead his troops after leaving Van? Who defeated the Ottomans in 1605? Who died first, Mehmed III or Canbulatoğlu Hüseyin Pasha? Who was sultan first, Mehmed III or Ahmed I? Why was Kose Sefer Pasha, Beylerbey of Erzurum captured by Safavid forces? which places was he able to liberate?