Siege of Nicosia (1570)

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The Siege of Nicosia (1570) was an Ottoman assault and capture of the Venetian-held capital of Cyprus, marking a major early victory in the campaign that led to Ottoman control of the island.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Siege of Nicosia 2
Ottoman siege of Nicosia 1
Siege of Nicosia (1570) canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
attackingForce Ottoman army under Lala Mustafa Pasha ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Cyprus under Venetian rule ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
combatantControlledAfter Nicosia controlled by the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
combatantControlledBefore Nicosia controlled by the Republic of Venice ⓘ
commander Astorre Baglioni ⓘ
Lala Mustafa Pasha ⓘ
Niccolò Dandolo ⓘ
conflict Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) ⓘ
countryAtTime Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
defensiveForce Venetian garrison of Nicosia ⓘ
endDate 1570-09-09 ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Famagusta ⓘ
complete Ottoman conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
hasCause Ottoman campaign to conquer Cyprus from Venice ⓘ
Ottoman expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
hasTopic Ottoman–Venetian rivalry ⓘ
Venetian–Ottoman conflicts ⓘ
history of Cyprus ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
historicalPeriod 16th century ⓘ
location Cyprus ⓘ
Nicosia ⓘ
opponent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
outcome massacre and enslavement of many inhabitants of Nicosia ⓘ
partOf Ottoman conquest of Cyprus ⓘ
Ottoman–Habsburg wars ⓘ
Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) ⓘ
precededBy Ottoman landing on Cyprus in 1570 ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Lepanto ⓘ
Siege of Famagusta ⓘ
result Ottoman control of the capital of Cyprus ⓘ
Ottoman victory ⓘ
capture of Nicosia by the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
significance led to loss of the Venetian-held capital of Cyprus ⓘ
major early victory for the Ottoman campaign in Cyprus ⓘ
weakened Venetian position in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
startDate 1570-07-22 ⓘ
theatre Cyprus campaign of 1570–1571 ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) → notableBattle → Siege of Nicosia (1570) ⓘ
Lala Mustafa Pasha → militaryConflict → Siege of Nicosia ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Nicosia (1570)
Ottoman conquest of Cyprus → hasPart → Siege of Nicosia ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Nicosia (1570)
Venetian rule in Cyprus → significantEvent → siege of Nicosia (1570) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Nicosia (1570)
Nicosia city walls → significantEvent → Ottoman siege of Nicosia ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Nicosia (1570)