The Battle Of Mohács

Empire created by Turkish tribes in Anatolia (Asia Minor) that grew to be one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Ottoman period spanned... This site also give you details about the Empire.

FoundationGrand Prince Vajk of the Árpád dynasty founded the Kingdom of Hungary in the year 1000 when he was crowned as King Stephen (István) with recognition from Pope Sylvester II. Esztergom (modern-day northern Hungary) and Székesfehérvár (modern-day central Hungary) initially served as the capitals of the Kingdom of Hungary. The Western Kingdom Vajk and his second cousin,…

 Louis II of Hungary and I of Bohemia was the leader of Hungary

This site is great and give good backgorund about Suleyman. Suleyman I (ruled from 1520-1566) is regarded as the greatest Ottoman ruler. Also known as Suleyman the Magnificent, he was the tenth Ottoman sultan and fourth one to rule from Istanbul. He presided over a large empire and ruled longer and more heroically than any other Ottoman sultan. The Ottoman Empire reached its peak under his rule both in terms of political and economic power and development of Turkish art and architecture. [Source: "The World of Suleyman the Magnificent" by Merle Severy, National Geographic, November 1987 (♂)]

The government of the Ottoman empire when Suleiman ruled it and it talks about how he dominate and conquer areas. This site is off the UTA library database.

This Show the map of where the battle will take place.

This site give information about how Francis encouraged Suleiman to attack the Hapsburgs but to get there Suleiman would have to go through Hungary. How other people was involved

The Battle of Mohács was a battle fought on August 29, 1526, near Mohács, Hungary. In the battle, forces of the Kingdom of Hungary led by King Louis II were defeated by forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. The Ottoman victory led to the partition of Hungary for several decades between the Ottoman Empire, the Habsurgs of Austria, and the Principality of Transylvania. The death of Louis II as he fled the battle marked the end of the Jagiellon dynasty, whose dynastic claims were absorbed by the Habsburgs via the marriage of Louis's sister.

This go into deep details about the battle of Mohacs in 1526. The Ottoman having over 100,000 while Hungary over 10,00. This battle only lasted 2 hours having Louis the second dying while fleeing. This battled led to Habsburg-Ottoman