<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_Iran" id="mwZA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Safavid Iran">Safavid</a> government troops <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_occupation_of_Basra_(1697–1701)" id="mwZQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Safavid occupation of Basra (1697–1701)">take control of Basra</a>.