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Siege of Nagykanizsa

Siege of Nagykanizsa was a siege conducted on an unrecorded date at Nagykanizsa, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Long War, which ran from 1593 to 1606. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 against 50,000.

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Foughtdate unknown
WhereNagykanizsa, Hungary46.456N, 16.997E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstHabsburg Monarchy
Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy
Part ofLong War1593 to 1606

Where it sits in the Long War

Siege of Tata (1593), 1593Siege of Várpalota (1593), 1593Siege of Veszprém, 1593Battle of Székesfehérvár, 1593Siege of Győr, 1594Siege of Esztergom, 1595Battle of Călugăreni, 1595Battle of Giurgiu (1595), 1595Battle of Keresztes, 15961596 Siege of Eger, 1596Battle of Klis, 1596Siege of Tata, 1597Siege of Buda, 1598Siege of Győr, 1598Siege of Várad (1598), 1598Siege of Várad, 1598Battle of Sellenberk, 1599Battle of Mirăslău, 1600Battle of Guruslău, 1601Siege of Székesfehérvár, 1601Siege of Nagykanizsa, 1601Siege of Székesfehérvár, 1602Siege of Buda, 1603Battle of Braşov, 160315931603
25 placed engagements of the Long War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Datedate unknown
PlaceNagykanizsa, Hungary
46.456N, 16.997E
KindSiege, undated
Strength60,00050,000
Casualties and lossesLightHeavy
Commanders
  • Tiryaki Hasan Pasha
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1543 and 1664.

In the same war

Siege of Nagykanizsa is one of 121 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131686798, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kanizsa (1600), revision 1370742297, 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.