Ottomans · 1683
Second Siege of Vienna
A relief army led by the king of Poland broke the siege on 12 September 1683. The Ottomans gave up Hungary at Karlowitz in 1699, the start of their long retreat.
Key facts
- When
- 1683
- Where
- Vienna, Austria
- Sides
- Ottomans vs Habsburgs and Poland
- Commanders
- Kara Mustafa Pasha vs Jan III Sobieski
- Result
- Siege failed
- Type
- Ottomans
- Chapter
- 5. The Ottomans
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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