Ottomans · 1529
First Siege of Vienna
Rain, mud and the late season forced Suleiman to turn back. Vienna marked the edge of Ottoman power in Europe.
Key facts
- When
- 1529
- Where
- Vienna, Austria
- Sides
- Ottomans vs Habsburgs
- Commanders
- Suleiman I vs Niklas Salm
- Result
- Siege failed
- Type
- Ottomans
- Chapter
- 5. The Ottomans
Who led it
- Suleiman the Magnificent1494 to 1566
The longest reigning sultan, at 46 years.
The wider picture: Three gunpowder empires
Mehmed II took Constantinople in 1453. Selim I conquered Egypt in 1517 and the caliphate passed to the Ottomans. Suleiman won at Mohacs in 1526, and a second siege of Vienna failed in 1683. Further east, Safavid Iran and the Mughals of India ruled at the same time.
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