[1][2][3] To gain a foothold in Shirvan, Osman Pasha must either conquer or defeat Aras Khan Rumlu, who previously ruled this region.

For the beginning of the active operations, the action of the Crimean Khan played the role of a manoeuvrable cavalry in the Ottoman army.

[4] It was also known to the Safavids, therefore, an army of 12 thousand horsemen was sent to meet the Tatars, at the head of which was nominally the son of the Shah Muhammad Khudabanda, Hamza Mirza[5] (a minor according to Pechevi,[6] an 8-year-old according to Rahimzade[7]).

[8][9] Aras Khan hurried, because he knew about the approach of the main army with Hamza Mirza and his mother Mahd-i Ulya.

[8][11] On the morning of the third day, the brother of the Crimean Khan, Adil Giray, at the head of 15 thousand Tatar horsemen, came to the aid of the Ottomans, this decided the outcome of the battle and the Safavids were defeated.

The Talysh emirs guarded the bridge in Javad (influenced by Aras and Kura) for the passage of Qizilbash soldiers retreating from Shamakhi.

Capturing women and children, plundering supplies, Adil Giray on the same day withdrew across the river with his booty and returned to Shirvan.

[18] The contemporaries of these events (Ibrahim Rahimizadeh, Mustafa Ali Gelibolulu and Dal Mekhmed Asafi) condemned the attack and the robbery because they took place in the month of Ramadan.

[6][20] Osman Pasha sent a letter to Adil Giray, asking him to abandon the booty and come to Shamakhi, but it was intercepted, and Mirza Salman decided to go to meet the Tatars.

According to Oruj-bek and Sharaf-khan, Mirza Salman attacked Adil Giray who was imprudent in choosing the place for the camp and did not post sentries.

[22][23] The Tatar prince carelessly got indulged in amusements and entertainment that, according to Rahimizadeh "was blinded by the beauty of his captives", therefore he was unable to organize a rebuff in the battle that had begun.

[25][26] According to Ibrahim Pechevi: “The endless rain pouring down from heaven did not give them the opportunity to act with their hands and feet, and the enemy masses surrounded them from all sides”.