Kanije fortress

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Kanije fortress was a strategically important stronghold in western Hungary that became a key Ottoman military base after its capture in the early 17th century.

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Label Occurrences
Kanije fortress canonical 2

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ
associatedWith Ottoman–Habsburg frontier ⓘ
capturedBy Ottoman Empire ⓘ
capturePeriod early 17th century ⓘ
conflictContext Ottoman–Habsburg wars ⓘ
controlledBy Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
country Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
garrisonFunction stationing Ottoman troops ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
locatedIn Kanije ⓘ
western Hungary ⓘ
militaryFunction fortified stronghold against Habsburg forces ⓘ
nearbyRegion Croatian–Hungarian borderlands ⓘ
partOf Ottoman border fortress system in Hungary ⓘ
region Transdanubia ⓘ
roleDuringOttomanRule key Ottoman military base ⓘ
significance major stronghold in western Hungarian defensive system ⓘ
strategicImportance high ⓘ
strategicRole defense of Ottoman frontiers in Hungary ⓘ
staging point for Ottoman military operations in Central Europe ⓘ
typeOfFortification early modern bastion fortress ⓘ
usedAs military base ⓘ
usedBy Ottoman Empire ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Kanije (1600) → fortress → Kanije fortress ⓘ
Tiryaki Hasan Pasha → associatedWithPlace → Kanije fortress ⓘ