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Siege of Buda

Type Event Region Europe Time 1529

From May to June 1529, Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I besieged and captured Buda en route to Vienna, restoring it to his vassal John Zápolya before contin…

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  1. 1529Outside Buda · HungarySuleiman's army marched north from the Balkans and arrived at Buda in May. The city's garrison, commanded by a governor appointed by Ferdinand, was far outnumbered by the Ottoman expeditionary force, and the siege quickly took shape.
  2. 1529Buda Castle and city walls · HungaryThe Ottomans bombarded Buda's defenses with artillery and launched multiple assaults. The garrison resisted stubbornly, but with no hope of supplies or reinforcements, the defenses gradually collapsed after about two weeks of siege.
  3. 1529Buda · HungaryAfter Buda fell, Suleiman handed the city back to his vassal John Zápolya and continued westward toward Vienna with his main force. Buda once again became the Hungarian administrative center within the Ottoman sphere, and Ferdinand lost control of the capital.

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