The siege of Buda was a military operation led by the Ottoman Empire with the aim of capturing Buda and installing John Zápolya as its ruler.[1][2]
| Siege of Buda (1529) | |||||||
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| Part of the Little War in Hungary | |||||||
 Suleiman after the capture of Buda in 1529 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ferdinand I | Suleiman the Magnificent | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Ferdinand I was able to defeat John Zápolya in September 1527 and have himself crowned in November.[2] Zápolya refused to give up his claims to the Hungarian throne and therefore appealed to Suleiman for recognition in return for tribute.[2] Suleiman accepted Zápolya as his vassal in February and in May 1529 Suleiman personally embarked on his campaign.[1]
On 26–27 August Suleiman had Buda encircled and the siege began.[1] The walls were destroyed by intensive cannon and gun fire of the Ottoman artillery between 5 and 7 September.[1] The military preparedness, uninterrupted attacks and physical and psychological destruction that was caused by the Ottoman artillery had the desired effect.[1] The German mercenaries surrendered and ceded the castle to the Ottomans on 8 September.[1] John Zápolya was installed in Buda as a vassal of Suleiman.[3]
After the defeat of Ferdinand his supporters were promised safe passage from the town, however the Ottoman troops slaughtered them outside of the city walls.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Veszprémy, László. "Buda: From a Royal Palace to an Assaulted Border Castle, 1490–1541." In Medieval Buda in Context, pp. 495-512. Brill, 2016.
- ^ a b c Bonney, Richard. "Suleiman I ("the Magnificent")(1494–1566)." The Encyclopedia of War (2011).
- ^ Tracy, James. "The Road to Szigetvár: Ferdinand I's Defense of His Hungarian Border, 1548–1566." Austrian History Yearbook 44 (2013): 17-36.
- ^ Botar, Oliver AI. "From European Capital to Ottoman Outpost: The Decline of Buda in the Sixteenth Century." Hungarian Studies Review 14, no. 1 (1987).