siege, notable, early modern
Siege of Buda
Siege of Buda was a siege conducted on 21 August 1541 at Buda, in what is now Hungary. The recorded result: Ottoman victory; Ottomans capture Buda; John Sigismund Zápolya restored to the throne. Recorded strength: 31,000–50,000 against 52,000.
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Record
| Date | 21 August 1541 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Buda, Hungary 47.467N, 19.050E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Ottoman victory; Ottomans capture Buda; John Sigismund Zápolya restored to the throne | |
| Belligerents | Habsburg Empire; Archduchy of Austria; Holy Roman Empire; Kingdom of Bohemia; Habsburg-held Hungary | Ottoman Empire; John Szapolyai's Hungarian Kingdom |
| Commanders | Wilhelm von Roggendorf; Jeromos Záray | Suleiman the Magnificent; Şehzade Mehmed; Şehzade Selim; Şehzade Bayezid; Hadım Suleiman Pasha; Damat Rüstem Pasha; Semendireli Mehmed-beg; Bishop George Martinuzzi; Bálint Török |
| Strength | 31,000–50,000 | 52,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Casualties during the battle: 20,000 killed or drowned; Casualties during the siege: Heavy | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Buda 1686, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1602, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1603, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1530, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1598, same recorded site
Elsewhere in 1541
- Battle of Suez Egypt
- Fall of Agadir Morocco
- Siege of Pest Hungary
Siege of Buda is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 81 in present-day Hungary.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q604587, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Buda (1541), revision 1373785650, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.