Siege of Šabac
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman-Hungarian Wars
Date7 July 1521
Location
Šabac
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Louis II Suleiman I
Ahmed Pasha
Casualties and losses
All defenders killed[1] Unknown

The siege of Šabac or Szabács occurred on 7 July in the year 1521 when the Ottoman Empire conquered the Šabac fortress.[1]

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Grčić, Mirko, and Ljiljana Grčić. "Genesis of the city Šabac and origin of its name." Zbornik radova Geografskog instituta" Jovan Cvijić", SANU 61, no. 1 (2011): 85-105.
  2. ↑ Kásler, Miklós. "Ethnic and Demographic Changes in Hungary’s (More Than) 1100 Years Long History." POLGÁRI SZEMLE: GAZDASÁGI ÉS TÁRSADALMI FOLYÓIRAT 13, no. Spec. (2017): 295-325.
  3. ↑ Mikaberidze, Alexander, ed. Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]: A Historical Encyclopedia. abc-clio, 2011.
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