Ottoman conquest of Cyprus

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The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus was the 1570–1571 military campaign in which the Ottoman Empire seized the island from Venetian control, ending Latin rule and establishing centuries of Ottoman dominance in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman–Venetian War event ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Knights of St John ⓘ
linked to: Knights Hospitaller

Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
local Cypriot defenders ⓘ
cause Ottoman expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
Venetian–Ottoman rivalry over maritime dominance ⓘ
strategic importance of Cyprus for trade routes ⓘ
commander Lala Mustafa Pasha ⓘ
Marcantonio Bragadin ⓘ
Nicosia’s Venetian governors ⓘ
Piyale Pasha ⓘ
conflict Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) ⓘ
effect decline of Venetian influence in the Levant ⓘ
establishment of Ottoman administration in Cyprus ⓘ
long-term Ottoman dominance in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
endDate 1571 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Lepanto ⓘ
hasCasualties heavy casualties on both Ottoman and Venetian sides ⓘ
hasPart Ottoman invasion of Cyprus (1570) ⓘ
Siege of Famagusta ⓘ
Siege of Nicosia ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
location Cyprus ⓘ
militaryTactic amphibious invasion ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
notableFortress Famagusta ⓘ
Nicosia ⓘ
opponent Venetian forces in Cyprus ⓘ
partOf Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) ⓘ
precededBy period of Venetian rule in Cyprus ⓘ
primaryTheaterOfWar Cypriot mainland and coastal fortresses ⓘ
relatedTo History of Cyprus under Ottoman rule ⓘ
Holy League (1571) ⓘ
Venetian maritime empire ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Venice
religiousAspect shift from Latin Christian to Ottoman Muslim rule ⓘ
result Ottoman victory ⓘ
beginning of Ottoman rule in Cyprus ⓘ
end of Latin rule on Cyprus ⓘ
end of Venetian rule in Cyprus ⓘ
significantEvent execution of Marcantonio Bragadin ⓘ
fall of Famagusta in 1571 ⓘ
fall of Nicosia in 1570 ⓘ
startDate 1570 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of sea routes between Anatolia, the Levant, and Egypt ⓘ
territorialChange Cyprus ceded from Venice to the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ

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Lusignan dynasty → declineCause → Ottoman conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
Ottoman territorial expansion → hasKeyEvent → Conquest of Cyprus (1570–1571) ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Kingdom of Cyprus → successor → Ottoman Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Holy League (1571) → hasCasusBelli → Ottoman conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
subject linked to: Holy League
Holy League (1571) → relatedEvent → Cyprus campaign (1570–1571) ⓘ
subject linked to: Holy League
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
British colonial administration in Cyprus → precededBy → Ottoman administration in Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Lala Mustafa Pasha → notableWork → Conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Lala Mustafa Pasha → militaryCommand → Ottoman campaign against Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Lala Mustafa Pasha → militaryConflict → Conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War → result → Ottoman conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
subject linked to: Ottoman–Venetian wars
Ottoman conquest of Cyprus → hasPart → Ottoman invasion of Cyprus (1570) ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Venetian rule in Cyprus → endCause → Ottoman conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
Venetian rule in Cyprus → significantEvent → Ottoman invasion of Cyprus (1570–1571) ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Siege of Nicosia (1570) → partOf → Ottoman conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
Siege of Nicosia (1570) → theatre → Cyprus campaign of 1570–1571 ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus
Treaty of Constantinople (1573) → follows → Ottoman conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
Siege of Famagusta → partOf → Ottoman conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
Siege of Famagusta → precededBy → Ottoman invasion of Cyprus in 1570 ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Cyprus