Siege of Šabac (1521)
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The siege of Šabac or Szabács occurred on 7 July in the year 1521 when the Ottoman Empire conquered the Šabac fortress.[1]
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Siege of Šabac | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman-Hungarian Wars | |||||||
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Kingdom of Hungary | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
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Louis II |
Suleiman I Ahmed Pasha | ||||||
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All defenders killed[1] | Unknown |
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In 1520 Suleiman the Magnificent ascended to the throne. The Ottomans under the leadership of Ahmed Pasha conquered the fortress of Šabac on 7 July in 1521.[1][2][3] All of its defenders were killed.[1] After its conquest Suleiman said that it was one of the cities he had conquered and that it must be improved.[1] He ordered towers to be built around the fortress and a moat around it filled with water from Sava.[1] Suleiman spent 10 full days on the Sava at Šabac overseeing the construction of the pontoon bridge.[1]