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Peace of Zsitvatorok (1606)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1606

On 11 November 1606 Sultan Ahmed I and Emperor Rudolf II signed a peace at Zsitvatorok ending the Long Turkish War, cancelling Austrian tribute and r…

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  1. 1605–1606Border negotiating site in Hungary · HungaryAfter thirteen years of attrition, both the Ottomans and the Habsburgs felt financial and military strain, and their representatives opened negotiations at a border camp. The Ottomans wished to end the western front to face the Persian offensive in the east, while the Habsburgs sought to stabilize the situation in Hungary.
  2. 1606Zsitvatorok · SlovakiaOn 11 November 1606 the two sides formally signed the peace: Austria ceased paying tribute to the Ottoman sultan, and Rudolf II was recognized as an emperor equal to the sultan; the Ottomans renounced sovereignty claims over most of Royal Hungary, maintaining the line of actual control at the time.
  3. 1606–1610Hungarian–Ottoman border · HungaryThe peace brought Central Europe about sixty years of relative peace; the Ottomans were able to turn their forces east against Persia, while the Habsburgs consolidated their rule in Hungary. The symbolic significance of mutual recognition of equality was profound, though border friction and local rebellions still occurred from time to time.

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