Siege of Eger (1552)
E449906
The Siege of Eger (1552) was a famous defense of the Hungarian fortress of Eger, where a vastly outnumbered garrison successfully repelled an Ottoman army, becoming a symbol of Hungarian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Eger (1552) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4517975 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Eger (1552) Context triple: [Siege of Eger (1596), precededBy, Siege of Eger (1552)]
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Siege of Eger (1596)
The Siege of Eger (1596) was a major Ottoman victory over Habsburg and allied forces during the Long Turkish War, resulting in the capture of the strategically important fortress town of Eger in northern Hungary.
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Siege of Buda (1686)
The Siege of Buda (1686) was a major battle of the Great Turkish War in which a Holy League army recaptured the city of Buda from Ottoman control, marking a turning point in the struggle for Hungary.
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C.
Siege of Szigetvár
The Siege of Szigetvár was a pivotal 1566 battle between the Ottoman Empire and Habsburg forces in Hungary, remembered for the heroic last stand of Croatian-Hungarian noble Miklós Zrínyi against Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s army.
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Siege of Vienna (1529)
The Siege of Vienna (1529) was the first major Ottoman attempt under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to capture the Habsburg capital, marking a key turning point that halted Ottoman expansion into Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Mezőkeresztes (1596)
The Battle of Mezőkeresztes (1596) was a major clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg-Transylvanian forces in Hungary that ended in a hard-fought Ottoman victory and marked a turning point in the Long Turkish War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Eger (1552) Target entity description: The Siege of Eger (1552) was a famous defense of the Hungarian fortress of Eger, where a vastly outnumbered garrison successfully repelled an Ottoman army, becoming a symbol of Hungarian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
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A.
Siege of Eger (1596)
The Siege of Eger (1596) was a major Ottoman victory over Habsburg and allied forces during the Long Turkish War, resulting in the capture of the strategically important fortress town of Eger in northern Hungary.
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B.
Siege of Buda (1686)
The Siege of Buda (1686) was a major battle of the Great Turkish War in which a Holy League army recaptured the city of Buda from Ottoman control, marking a turning point in the struggle for Hungary.
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C.
Siege of Szigetvár
The Siege of Szigetvár was a pivotal 1566 battle between the Ottoman Empire and Habsburg forces in Hungary, remembered for the heroic last stand of Croatian-Hungarian noble Miklós Zrínyi against Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s army.
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D.
Siege of Vienna (1529)
The Siege of Vienna (1529) was the first major Ottoman attempt under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to capture the Habsburg capital, marking a key turning point that halted Ottoman expansion into Central Europe.
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E.
Battle of Mezőkeresztes (1596)
The Battle of Mezőkeresztes (1596) was a major clash between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg-Transylvanian forces in Hungary that ended in a hard-fought Ottoman victory and marked a turning point in the Long Turkish War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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siege ⓘ |
| attacker |
Ottoman army
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman Army
|
| commander |
Ali Pasha of Buda
ⓘ
Gergely Bornemissza ⓘ István Dobó ⓘ Kara Ahmed Pasha ⓘ |
| conflict |
Kingdom of Hungary
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| defender | Hungarian garrison ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Géza Gárdonyi’s novel "Eclipse of the Crescent Moon"
ⓘ
Hungarian chronicles ⓘ |
| endTime | 1552-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Ottoman capture of Eger in 1596 ⓘ |
| hasCause | Ottoman expansion into Central Europe ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
halt of Ottoman advance in northern Hungary
ⓘ
strengthening of Hungarian resistance morale ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian–Ottoman military conflict
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman–European conflicts
Hungarian national resistance ⓘ |
| historicalContext | struggle between Habsburg Monarchy and Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryAccounts |
Hungarian
ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish ⓘ |
| location |
Eger
ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ present-day Hungary ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
countermining and destruction of Ottoman siege works
ⓘ
defensive use of fortress artillery ⓘ |
| notableCommanderSide |
István Dobó
ⓘ
Kara Ahmed Pasha ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
participation of women in the defense
ⓘ
use of improvised explosives by defenders ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Dobó István
ⓘ
linked to:
István Dobó
Gergely Bornemissza ⓘ women defenders of Eger ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
ⓘ
Ottoman–Hungarian Wars ⓘ
linked to:
Ottoman–Hungarian wars
|
| result |
Hungarian victory
ⓘ
Ottoman withdrawal ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Eger Castle
ⓘ
linked to:
Castle of Eger
|
| startTime | 1552-09 ⓘ |
| strengthAttackers |
approximately 35,000–40,000 soldiers
ⓘ
large Ottoman artillery contingent ⓘ |
| strengthDefenders |
approximately 2,000–2,500 soldiers
ⓘ
several hundred civilians assisting ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Hungarian heroism
ⓘ
resistance against Ottoman expansion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Siege of Eger (1552) Description of subject: The Siege of Eger (1552) was a famous defense of the Hungarian fortress of Eger, where a vastly outnumbered garrison successfully repelled an Ottoman army, becoming a symbol of Hungarian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
Referenced by (4)
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