Atlas of Battles

commander, 19 engagements

Battles of Suleiman the Magnificent

Battles of Suleiman the Magnificent

the tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566), 1494 to 1566

Suleiman the Magnificent is recorded as a commander at 19 placed engagements in the atlas between 1521 and 1566: 2 battles, 16 sieges and 1 campaign across 8 present-day countries, most in Hungary (9), Serbia (2), Greece (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 15,976 km apart end to end, 888 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Ottoman-Safavid War (3), Ottoman Wars in Europe (2), Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary (2).

Crimean invasion of RussiaSiege of ŠabacSiege of BudaSiege of BudaSiege of MarburgCapture of BaghdadSiege of CorfuSiege of BudaSiege of PestSiege of ValpovoSiege of EsztergomSiege of SzékesfehérvárSiege of VanSafavid campaignSiege of BelgradeSiege of RhodesBattle of MohácsSiege of GünsSiege of SzigetvárSiege of BelgradeSiege of RhodesBattle of MohácsSiege of GünsSiege of SzigetvárTehranBaghdadBerlinAthensKyivViennaGenevaAmsterdam1000 km44.550N, 30.025E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1521: 3 engagements3 in 15211522: 1 engagements1526: 1 engagements1529: 1 engagements1530: 1 engagements1532: 2 engagements1534: 1 engagements1537: 1 engagements1541: 1 engagements1542: 1 engagements1543: 3 engagements3 in 15431548: 1 engagements1554: 1 engagements1566: 1 engagements15211566
19 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Crimean invasion of Russia, 1521Siege of Šabac, 1521Siege of Belgrade, 1521Siege of Rhodes, 1522Battle of Mohács, 1526Siege of Buda, 1529Siege of Buda, 1530Siege of Güns, 1532Siege of Marburg, 1532Capture of Baghdad, 1534Siege of Corfu, 1537Siege of Buda, 1541Siege of Pest, 1542Siege of Valpovo, 1543Siege of Esztergom, 1543Siege of Székesfehérvár, 1543Siege of Van, 1548Safavid campaign, 1554Siege of Szigetvár, 156615211566
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1521Crimean invasion of RussiaGrand Principality of Moscow, RussiaCrimean coalition victory; Vasili III of Russia signs a...
20 June 1521Siege of ŠabacŠabac, Serbia1,756 km SWOttoman victory
25 June 1521Siege of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia61 km EOttoman victory
26 June 1522Siege of RhodesRhodes, Greece1,152 km SEOttoman victory
29 August 1526Battle of MohácsSátorhely, Hungary1,338 km NWOttoman victory
1529Siege of BudaBuda, Hungary172 km NOttoman victory; Ottomans capture Buda; John Sigismund...
31 October 1530Siege of BudaBuda, Hungary0 km NOttoman victory
5 August 1532Siege of GünsKőszeg, Hungary189 km WThe defenders prevented the Ottoman advance into Vienna
21 September 1532Siege of MarburgMaribor, Slovenia116 km SWHabsburg victory
November 1534Capture of BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq2,835 km EOttoman victory
July 1537Siege of CorfuCorfu, Greece2,298 km NWVenetian victory; Ottomans fail to capture Corfu.
21 August 1541Siege of BudaBuda, Hungary874 km NOttoman victory; Ottomans capture Buda; John Sigismund...
1542Siege of PestPest, Hungary5 km NEOttoman victory,; Ottomans repulse Habsburgs
1543Siege of ValpovoValpovo, Croatia212 km SOttoman victory
10 August 1543Siege of EsztergomEsztergom, Hungary239 km NOttoman victory
1543Siege of SzékesfehérvárSzékesfehérvár, Hungary71 km SOttoman victory
25 August 1548Siege of VanVan, Turkey2,243 km EOttoman victory
1554Safavid campaignAzerbaijan Province (Safavid Empire), Turkey153 km NEOttoman victory
6 August 1566Siege of SzigetvárSzigetvár, Hungary2,260 km NWOttoman victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, 16th century artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.