siege, early modern
Siege of Buda
Siege of Buda was a siege conducted in 1598 at Buda, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Long War, which ran from 1593 to 1606. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.
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Where it sits in the Long War
Record
| Date | 1598 (year precision) to 2 November 1598 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Buda, Hungary 47.467N, 19.050E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | 37,000 men; 6,000 Hungarians; 1,000 Cossacks; 5,000 Walloons and French; 25,000 Germans; 140 cannons | 7,000 men; 1,000 Janissaries |
| Casualties and losses | 5,000–6,000 killed | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Buda 1686, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1541, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1602, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1603, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1530, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 13 times between 1530 and 1956.
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Tata 1597
- After: Siege of Győr 1598
- All 25 engagements of Long War
Elsewhere in 1598
- Battle of Noryang South Korea
- Battle of Stångebro Sweden
- Siege of Ulsan South Korea
- Battle of the Yellow Ford United Kingdom
- Battle of Herat Afghanistan
Siege of Buda is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Hungary.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q27832144, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Buda (1598), revision 1370739839, 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.