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Siege of Klis

Siege of Klis was a siege conducted on 31 August 1536 at Klis Fortress, in what is now Croatia; it lasted 6 months. It was part of the Croatian-Ottoman Wars, which ran from 1443 to 1791. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 2,300 against 8,000.

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Petar Kružić defeats the Turkish army, guided by Our Lady of Trsat (1525); Church of Our Lady of Trsat, Rijeka, Croatia
Petar Kružić defeats the Turkish army, guided by Our Lady of Trsat (1525); Church of Our Lady of Trsat, Rijeka, Croatia. Georges Jansoone JoJan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought31 August 1536lasted 6 months
WhereKlis Fortress, Croatia43.560N, 16.524E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsGarrison under siege: 18px|link=Croatia in the union with Hungary Kingdom of Croatia; Reinforcements: 18px|link=Croatia in the union with Hungary Kingdom of Croatia; Holy Roman Empire; 22pxPapal StatesagainstSiege army: Ottoman Empire; Reinforcements: Ottoman Empire
Casualties and losses1,500 killedand1,000 killed
Part ofCroatian-Ottoman Wars1443 to 1791

Where it sits in the Croatian-Ottoman Wars

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3 placed engagements of the Croatian-Ottoman Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date31 August 1536
to 12 March 1537
PlaceKlis Fortress, Croatia
43.560N, 16.524E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength2,3008,000
Casualties and losses1,500 killed1,000 killed
Commanders
  • Petar Kružić
  • Niccolo dalla Torre
  • Jacomo Dalmoro d'Arbe
  • Murat Bey Tardić
  • Duganli Malkoç Bey
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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 5 times between 48 BC and 1536.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1536

Siege of Klis is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q735043, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Klis, revision 1373280592, 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.