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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Siege of Belgrade (1521) 2
Conquest of Belgrade (1521) canonical 1

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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)