Conquest of Belgrade (1521)

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The Conquest of Belgrade (1521) was a decisive Ottoman victory under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that captured the key fortress city of Belgrade from the Kingdom of Hungary, opening the way for further Ottoman advances into Central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Belgrade (1521)
belligerent Kingdom of Hungary
Ottoman Empire
campaignOf first campaigns of Suleiman the Magnificent as sultan
capturedFrom Kingdom of Hungary
commandedBy Suleiman the Magnificent
commander Hungarian local garrison leaders
Pál Tomori
Suleiman the Magnificent
conflictIn Ottoman expansion into Europe
Ottoman–Hungarian Wars
date 1521
defendedBy Hungarian garrison
endDate August 1521
era Early modern period
followedBy Battle of Mohács
Ottoman advance into Central Europe
fortressType border fortress
hasPart Siege of Belgrade (1521)
historicalRegion Pannonia
involved Ottoman artillery
Ottoman river flotilla on the Danube
ledTo incorporation of Belgrade into the Ottoman Empire
location Belgrade
Kingdom of Hungary
present-day Serbia
notableFor decisive Ottoman victory over Hungarian defenders
removal of a major Christian stronghold on the Danube
objective capture of key fortress city of Belgrade
partOf Ottoman–Habsburg rivalry
partOfReignOf Suleiman the Magnificent
precededBy Ottoman capture of Šabac (1521)
relatedTo Fall of Belgrade (1440)
Siege of Belgrade (1456)
result Ottoman victory
capture of Belgrade by the Ottoman Empire
significance marked early success of Suleiman’s reign
opened route for Ottoman campaigns into Hungary
weakened Hungarian defensive system
startDate July 1521
strategicImportance control of Danube frontier
gateway to Central Europe
theatre Balkan theatre of Ottoman–Hungarian conflict
used mining and bombardment tactics
siege artillery
year 1521

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Ottoman territorial expansion hasKeyEvent Conquest of Belgrade (1521)
Conquest of Belgrade (1521) hasPart Siege of Belgrade (1521)
linked to: Conquest of Belgrade (1521)
Conquest of Belgrade (1521) alsoKnownAs Siege of Belgrade (1521)
linked to: Conquest of Belgrade (1521)