| Siege of Belgrade | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe Ottoman-Hungarian Wars |
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| Kingdom of Hungary | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
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| Mihály Móré Balázs Oláh |
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| 700 Hungariand and Serbian Soldier The civilians of Nándorfehérvár |
40-50,000 men | ||||||
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The Siege of Belgrade occurred from July-29 August 1521. Sultan Suleiman I laid siege to the Hungarian fortress of Belgrade. The walls were undermined by mining and seven days of heavy bombardment. Thereafter the city was assaulted and conquered without great difficulty and with little loss of soldiers.[1] Belgrade became an important military base for further operations in Europe and the seat of the Pashalik of Belgrade.[2] During Ottoman rule Belgrade became one of Europe's largest cities.[3] The conquest eventually led to the Battle of Mohács and to the conquest of the Kingdom of Hungary by the Ottomans. Various places in Istanbul were named after Belgrade with the conquest, such as Belgrad Kapısı[4] (Belgrade Gate) and Belgrad Ormanı (Belgrade Forest).